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10
PARLIAMENTARY BILLS.
On the 30th April, 1885, it was reported to the Vestry
that the following Bills had been withdrawn in the House
of Commons, viz.:—
Charing Cross and Waterloo Electric Railway (extension
to Cockspur Street);
King's Cross, Charing Cross, and Waterloo Subway;
London Central Subway; and
Railway Rates and Charges.
Hampstead Heath Enlargement. This Bill provides for
the acquisition of Parliament Hill and other lands (comprising
together about 274 acres of land) and their addition
as open spaces to Hampstead Heath. The Bill seeks to
enact that it shall be lawful for the City Corporation,
Vestries, and District Boards, the Charity Commissioners,
and the Trustees of the London Parochial Charities, when
established, to contribute to the cost of the acquisition.
After such acquisition it is proposed that the Metropolitan
Board shall at their own cost maintain the lands to be
acquired and preserve them as an open space for ever.
The Metropolitan Board resolved not to petition against
the Bill. The Home Secretary requested the attention of
the Vestry to Clause 4 of the Bill (which provides, inter alia,
for contributions from Vestries and District Boards), and
desired to be furnished with observations thereon. The
lands being situate in the Parishes of Ilampstead and
St. Pancras, no obligation rests on this Vestry to contribute
to the first cost, inasmuch as, should the Bill pass
into law, the Vestry would contribute their proportion,