In order to ensure that all_the lands acquired for the G n Belt around London shall be preserved as such in perpetuity, the Parks Committee are recommending the London County Council to seek snecial; texislation. This would enable the "tind: to be declared as forming part of the Green Belt; provide that none can be sold; enable the Councit and the contributing authorities to. enforce covenants; remove any doubts as to the Council's powers of making fiancial contributions; and make clear the right of holding for agri cultural or other approved purpose It is proposed to seek these power in the: coming Session of Parliament.
At a' meeting of the Council the Parks Committee was to ask for £81,700 towards the cost of acquisition under the Green Belt scheme of over 2,000 acres on the north side of Trent Park, Enfield. This land forms part of the estate of the Duchy of Lancaster known as Enfield Chase. It is undulating, wooded, and mostly let for agricultural purses. The public would, under the scheme, be allowed the use of certain footpaths, and the question of throwing open 92 acres of woodland is under consideration. The committee say that the preservation of such a large area of land is an important step forward in the Green Belt scheme. The cost of the purchase to the Middlesex: Count Council, with legal charges, is £318, 000, Minimum Gas Charges Dealing with *the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Gas Prices, the Genera! Purpose:
Committee recommend that in an: legislation promoted to give effect to the recommendations of the Joint Committee, opportunity sharid be iven from time to time to object to the "published price" then current, ud that gas companies should not be authorized to impose minimum quarterly charges for gas.
It is. pointed out by the Public Control Committee that the Joint Committee recommend that an agvegete increase in price by 12% per cent, in any period of; three years should be allowed without the approval of the Board of Trade. No provision. is," however, suggested whereby a reduction in the "publishedt price" could be enforced if manu-acturing costs fall. The Public Control Committee think that an opshould be given to local to object from time to time to the "published price" then current; and that "strong representation should be made inclusion of the propo npose minimum quarterly charges legislation to give effect to the re commendations of the Joint Committee."
The Highways Committee of the Counci} have accepted a. tender for the ¢xecution at a total cost of £38,965 of the street works included in the Vauxhall Cross improvement scheme, gether this scheme which, provides for traffic en the roundabout system, will cost £3; 000
Supplies of Food Last year the expenditure of the Supplies Department, which _provides for a population ofv over 113,000 patients and staff at the Council's hospitals and homes, and for the requirements of over 800,000 teacher: students, and school-children, amounted to nearly.£4,400,000. The ce: of food was £1,430,000, including over 1,400,0001b, of bacon,-and 4.400,-
000!b, sugar. Over 3,000,000!) of English, beet granulated sugar was bought- Some—26,500,000 milk and cream were sur 900 different establish the Council's control The scheme for the purchase of bulk supplies of fittings the Council's new houses has resulted in economies. During the period nearly 16,000 baths, about 26,500 grates and 60,000 doors were bought. Of 157 cases where tenders for goods Of foreign origin were lower than those for Empire goods, preference was given in 60 cases to goods produced or manufactured within the Empire.
The Finance Committee asked the Council to approve of the borrowing of £244,018 by.the Greenwich Borough Council fora new to-yn hail and municipal buildings.
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