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siderable loss of time, and a certain formality which prevented discussion of details essential
to the good understanding of the questions raised. It was therefore suggested that informal
meetings should take place betweem members and officials representing Borough Councils and
the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Housing Committee of the County Council. The
Estates Committee appointed their Chairman and Deputy-Chairman (or, in their absence, either
Councillors Mrs. Alliston or Miss Kent), together with the appropriate officials, to confer with
the representatives of the County Council as and when required.
London Count;/ Council Dwellings.—A letter was received from the London County
Council in reference to the arrangements in force for selecting tenants for houses and flats
provided on their various estates, in regard to which they were desirous of establishing some
relation between their own operations and the requirements of the Metropolitan Borough
Councils. It was proposed, as an experiment for 12 months, to apportion among the Metropolitan
Boroughs a certain number of new houses, based upon existing conditions of
overcrowding according to the census of 1921, and to allocate to the residents in each Borough
a definite proportion, not exceeding in the aggregate 50 per cent., of the new accommodation
to be provided. The offer of the County Council was accepted, and cases of special hardship
have been referred to them.
Allotments.—Negotiations were concluded with the Kenwood Preservation Council,
which resulted in the conveyance to the Borough Council of the triangular field, about 1.3
acres in extent, at Fitzroy Park, for providing allotments, so long as the same shall continue
to be used for such purpose, and thereafter as an open space within the meaning of the Open
Spaces Act, 1906. The number of allotments on this land is 27.
With regard to the allotments at Fitzroy Farm, 13 in number, a notice was received
from the owner of the land terminating on the 5th April, 1925, the Council's tenancy.
There are still 21 allotments under cultivation at Millfield Lane; but as the land has
been conveyed by the Kenwood Preservation Council to the London County Council as an open
space for public purposes, in pursuance of the Open Spaces Act, 1906, the plot-holders have
been given notice to give up possession in September, 1925; but negotiations are proceeding
with a view to an extension of time.
Staff.
The administrative work in connection with the Committee (Chairman: Councillor
W. C. Wood, Deputy-Chairman: Councillor R. J. Smerdon) is carried out by Mr. A. P Coke,
the Clerk to the Committee, who is ass:sted by Mr. G. N. Cove and the Housing Superintendent,
Mr. L. Barnard. The resident caretakers at the several blocks of buildings are as
follows:—Prospect Terrace, Mr. H. A. Reid; Brookfield Estate, Mr. H. J. Ambrose; Flaxman
Terrace, Mr. C. Hanson; Una House, Mr. J, F. Clegg; Goldington Buildings,
Mr. G. S. Tunbridge.