LOCAL LEGISLATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 168, 17 July 1924, Page 10

LOCAL LEGISLATION.

— ■ 1 1 A SAFEGUARDING METHOD. I , . j (By Telegraph.—Special to. "Star.") WELLINGTON, this day. A bill entitled Local Legislation Act, of which the Hon. R. 1\ Bollard has charge, provides the method by which ratepayers and all other persons inter- . ested may have full prior information i, both as to the purpose of proposed I minor local legislation and as to the J^ actual legislative method by which ] effect is to be. given. to such proposals. < Under- the hill a local authority desir- j ing specific empowering legislation on ; its behalf is required to submit its pro- j posals in concrete form to the Minister of Internal Affairs for consideration by i the. Government. If the Minister is satisfied that the proposal is one which- i should properly be submitted to'Parlia- 1 ment lie publishes in the Gazette a notice ' to that effect, together with a copy of j the clause, thus enabling all person* locally mterested in the proposed * legislation to become acquainted with ' the proposals for a Bufficient time - before Parhament deals with the sub- '" ]ect and a so enabling objectors to pre^ S "and" enaMe members of »3S passing the SS&.° r ° therWiße - 6^