28 AUGUST 1909, Page 2

We record with no small satisfaction that Lord Robert Cecil,

always vigilant where higher and non-partisan interests are concerned, is going to move a very useful and important amendment to the clause in the Budget which exempts from the definition of undeveloped land, parks and open spaces to which the public are allowed reasonable access. Lord Robert proposes to add to the clause the words : "The expression 'reasonable public access,' in connection with parks, gardens, or open spaces, shall include reasonable access by any of the military forces of the Crown for the purpose of military training or the like."