Cheviot’s concern
Cheviot councillors are/ disturbed over the limited time allowed for the study of the Local Government Amendment Bill, 1979, before submissions close on
August 6. One copy of the bill was circulated at a council meeting on Friday, July 13, thei first time any councillor had ( seen it. . The County Clerk (Mr V. B. Novis) said he had intended to buy each coun-j cillor a copy but they cost] $5 each. He had bought a;
<)><_/ Lett. 11. 11U 11 <.<ll UUUglll Cl ; copy of the bill in the Government Bookshop on July 11 and had been told that it had been in the shop only a short time. Submissions close before the next council meeting and councillors were concerned that there was insufficient time to give the bill proper consideration. This was, in spite of notes of the principal changes in the bill being circulated to each councillor. The notes were prepared by the De-
(partment of Internal Affairs. , It was decided that if any councillor felt that submissions on the bill were necessary a special meeting of the council would be called. •
I Mr Novis said that copies of the bill might have been available for some time but it was not always possible to -work on a bill as soon as copies became available.
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