SThe general right of. peace officers to take. action to prevent an
 apprehended breach of the peace is accepted :
 Wise vs. Dunning..
 -- -~-t Lansbury vs. Riley.
 Where a crowd rendered a highway-less commodious a conviction for
 obstruction was upheld :
 Homer vs. Cadman.
 -Ani'unauthorised obstruction to the annoyance of the King's subjects
 Sor doing any act which renders a highway less commodious is an indictable
 nuisance at common.law :
 Rex vs. Cross.
 S,,i inp'ihymns and drawings a crowd mnay amount to an obstruetionf of
 the highway-:
 Black vs. Holmes.
 "There are also provisions in.tocal: legislation setting out the duties of
 the police in such, cases : e..g- Section 12. of Jhe Police Ordinance, 1947,
 Section 120 of Cap. 14, and theMotor Vehicle and Road Traffic Ordinance,
 1940.
 Generally all laws affecting the iights- of individuals to the use of the
 highway tend to preserve thee principle, that no individual-has- a greater
 prescriptive right than his neighbour, and that no.one'must use a highway
 in. such, a manner as to hinder anyone else in his normal use of the
 highway. i
 I notice, Honourable Members, that this reply has not coveredthe
 point as to whether the Crown Officer was consulted. The answer to this
 is "No ). -
 .16, Willi Government- -please say- if' it had been the intention of the
 Superintendent of' Police to create a: disturbance among peaceful citizens
 had they proceeded, to process through the streets in an orderly manner?
Reply: It is the duty of the Superintendent of.Police to. maintain; order at all
 times, and it cannot be assumed.that he would himself deliberately fomeat
 a disturbance.
 17.- (a) Will Government. please say if the following Religious Bodies are
 recognised'by Government.:-
 1. The Methodist Church
 2. -The Salvation Army.
 S3." The Seventh Day Adventists
 4. The Plymouth Brethren
 5: The New Testament :Church of God
 6. 'The Pentecostal Assembly
 7.. The Co-operative: Baptist Mission of North America.
 (b) What constitutes recognition of a church in St. Vincent?
Reply: (a)' YeS, they are recognised'by Government only for the purposes of the
 SMarriage Ordfiiance.
 S(b) There is rothing.in thte St. Vincent law which lays down conditions
 Sunder which a. religious denomination may be recognized in the
 Colony other than for the purposes of the Marriage, Ordinance.