THE "WHIP" CLAUSE.

Auckland Star, Issue 123, 24 May 1919, Page 7

THE "WHIP" CLAUSE.

FOR LOCAL BODIES. IX TOWN BILL. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.'T YVELLI'MITOX, this <lay. Whet was described to the Town Planning Conference as the "whip" clause, for local bodies, wan recommended by a special committee which considered the Hon. G. \V. Russell's Town Planning Bill. It reported against making the preparation of plans for town extension obligatory on all local bodies, but recommended the insertion in the measure of the following clause, which linn. l<. 'Ruesell approved: "That where, owing to the development of any ills-, triet, the immediate preparation of a' plan for the town extension becomes; necessary, thy Minister may, in default 1 of action by the local authority, direct the Town Planning Department to pre-1 pare such a plan for the consideration of the local Town Planning Board, set up with or without the consent of the local authority. Such plan shall have; legal cfTect after steps provided in the bill for consideration of objections have been taken." "There are many puhlic bodies that have the power to do things, and refuse to do them," declarer! the Minister, "*n<i the public health of the Dominion suffers in consequence. One of the thing's that must be put into our laws is that' where any public body refuses to do its duty there must be compulsory powers for the Government to establish machinery, i-nder which the work will be done, and the entire cost be paid by the local body." The clauee was unanimously adopted j by the conference. |