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London News Apparently a survey made in 1930 Standing Committee to secure fiet-

Of To-Day

RESERVATION OF "CREEN BELT"

EFFECT OF MONOPOLY

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that some 6,600 ter facilities for the Eastern aren

acres of land suitable for playing complains very strongly at the at- fielde within a radius of 11 miles titude of the LP.T.B. Now that from Charing Cross, had been they have a monopoly, ho states of built on during the preceding few that the LP.T.B..have cut yours, and that'nt that time there many services, and the bus ser- woro thon available some 20,500 (vices are not even as good as when acres. A further survey made there was no such monopoly. He since then showed that. In the cited the case of the new estate Aucceeding thres years a further at Becontree, which is an onorm- 3,000 acres of the available land jous estato to which people have had been built upon.

beon brought from the heart of The project has met with wide London, and they have extremely. Jaympathy from All responsible poor facilities for getting to their

authorities.

work, even when they can afford the fares..

COMMUNICATION It was announced yesterday, by

Great dissatisfaction has been Development to the east of Lon- Mr. Herbert Morrison, the So-

by the Committee don is colossal and it something cialist leader in the London expressed County Council, that the L.C.C. (which includes Members of Par drastic in not done shortly, Mr. would do recommended to con llament from the constituencies Hutchison, the Hon. Secretary of sider applications from the various concerned) that has been set up, the Committee in question, pre-

21 dozen county, dicta chaos. County Councils for contributions representing

Mr. Morrison, the former Minis- towards the reservation of a borough and urban councils on the "green belt" round London. The fringes of London and in Essex, tor of Transport, stated his agree- offer would be open for a period to demand the electrification of ment with the aims of the Com- of three years, and the Council's suburban lines from Liverpool mittee and said that when he was commitment in that period would Street station and the extension of Minister of Transport he did not be limited to £2,000,000. In par- the Central London tube to Rom- hesitate to state to the Railway ticular, the County Council's of ford. The Committeo is shortly Company concerned his opinion of Buckingham, Essex, Hertford,sending a deputation to the Lon- the poor travelling facilities. Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and don Passenger Transport Board the County Boroughs of Croydon; on the subject.

FLATS GOING UP

East Ham and West Ham were The Ministry of Transport have

Further development in flat con- montioned, And contributions writion to the Committee, saying struction in Grosvenor Squaro is would be given them towards the in effect that the London Passon likely to take place shortly. The cost of acquiring the lands to bo ger Transport Board was created leasehold interests in two fine case to deal with the problem and that Georgian Mansions have just Teserved, although in o would the 1.C.C.'s contribution the Board should be able to do so changed hands, and it is under- axcoed 50 per cent. of the cost of from their own resources-thus stood that the buyer proposes to Indicating that there is no case replace the houses by a block of acquisition,

flats harmonising with the other Mr. Morrison hoped that this for Government afd.

On the other hand, Lord Ash-buildings in the Square, at à cost would not retard the private gen- orosity of landowners which had fold, Chairman of the LP.T.B. of well over £100,000. This will already contributed to the provi-has stated that the scheme, vitally make another addition to the

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1985...

The Prince of Wales sat a new fashion when he appeared in London, at an official function, wearing a blue shirt and a cutaway cout. Left to right: Sir William Llewellyn, president of the Royal Academy, the Prince of Wales, and John A. Milne, president of the Royal Society of Arts, at the opening of the Royal Academy exhibi.

tion of British art in fodustry.

elon of open space, but that it necessary as it is, is too big a job blocks of flats already built in and stone has been approved for ther reconstruction will take place, would actually encourage land- considering the present finances Grosvenor Square.

A definite type of elevation, the new buildings.

and with each change the advan ownors to make desirable areas of of the Board, to tackle unaided.

Goorglan in character, of red As leases in this Square fall |tages of avoiding haphazard plan- brick and broken here and therein, it may be anticipated that fur-ning will become more emphasised. terms. The Hon. Secretary of the by Corinthian, pilasters of Port

land available for acquisition by the county authorities on reason-! able and even generous

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in 1935 to continue its work for

sick and destitute children.

Hon. Treasurers:

Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,

c/o Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co.,

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Mr. KWOK CHAN,

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