LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
MAYOR SUPPORTS “THE PRESS” “For once I agree with the editor of The Press’ 100 per cent that rather thin see this terrible local government reform We would be better to go back to the old order,” said the Mayor (Mr R. M. Macfarlane, M.P.) at last evening's meeting of the City Council, when Cr. L. G. Amos asked that consideration be given-to the Local Government Commission Amendment Bui. mittee. , , . , The payment to a Judge of a large wim and many other measures in the bill would cost the people of New Zea-
land a considerable sum of money, said Mr Macfarlane. They would do, in his opinion, precisely nothing. He agreed with the editor of “The Press” that it would be better to leave things as they are. The Mayor said copies of the bill and also the Local Elections and Polls Amendment Bill would be circulated among members of the finance com*
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Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27037, 12 May 1953, Page 5
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