MUNICIPAL TROUBLES.
SYDNEr, this day.
Motions for adjournment fc» constdir this, that, and the other grievance wert™ order of the week in the Assembly. Con* eiderable time was consumed discuisipg »• vroe« of municipalities, many of whicd, to judge by the speeches made, were »a • financial straits. One already bad bauini in possession. This was a chance too goott to miss of twitting the Government wlw the want of a Local Governmeirt Bill. vac spaaker affirmed that ou» of every^pound, raised by one municipality ton sniMPip wenb in iaterasb. Another speaker! panacea was to arrango for jnonicip»l»«M . to borrow at low interest. Tbu Vtmiet said it was easy enough for the Oppo«itw» to aek him how he proposod to .««•»■«», matter, but if the Opposition bad »lw»J« pursued an honourable course there wonia have been a Local Government Bill w tot* < long ago. The Gorarnment propoied to introduce a Bill to enable municipaliUM to geb fair rates. Thera were all »o»»^{ evagionß of rates, and they intended to apu with these. It waa the duty of the Cover*ment to arrange for guaranteeing lo»n« where sound precautions were tawa n payment.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 157, 6 July 1896, Page 2
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