ONLY A FRAMEWORK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 106, 3 May 1912, Page 6

ONLY A FRAMEWORK.

(By Telegraph.Press Association.) CHRISTCHL'RCH, Thursday. When the Prime Minister ((Hon. T. Mackenzie) passed through Christchurch to-day his attention was drawn to a criticism of the Local Government Bill by the North Canterbury Board of Education. "Thp Local Government Bill," he said.i "i- a framework. \W do not say that I it i.i likr- thr? laws of the Medes and! Persian-, unalterable. I am very fami-j !!.'.r with t!ip LTP:it advantage that educn- ;...:'. hoard►. as \-onsti;utod, have been! to ':•'■ r-.hu-ation >-yslPir.. Tbny have I ;*pn of far mor- Valise than some of | our politi.--ian- :-i'm. -n.! ,;,,. Hoard! ;.= q:ii:p ri-_rht in priir.tiua "it how ne. •■«■ ■ , sary it '- that Thp ■ on- •.■'■■] of ('duration = .'.ou.d not hp in thf hand* of men who , have not specialised. Howorer. thp pdu- | . ration boards will bo aWe to make thPir ; ? rPentar,o when the conferpn^e! rnPPts in Wellinrton to dispn?? the bill I : People have been calling out for a Local

Government Bill. Something has been prepared for their consideration, and the j Government hopes to get the benefit of i the assistance of many men who have 1 devoted themselves to local government work-"'