LOCAL BODIES

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3870, 29 October 1932, Page 7

LOCAL BODIES

. Their Reduced Rentals QUESTION AND ANSWER PREMIER’S ASSURANCE tm Preu Association!. Wellington, Oct. 28. In the House. Mr. F. Jones askel the Prime Minister whether he would give ail assurance that it was not flip intention of the Government to rep'a i the provision in the National Expenditure Adjustment Act providing that local bodies should not be resuired to reduce rentals to an amount below 5 i»er cent, of the unimproved value as shown by the district valuation roll Mr. Forties replied that this quesliou had lieeit raised by several mcm'■er.-:. who had presented represent alioiis from various local bodies. On the other hand, requests for relief had been received from lesees. It ‘was the Government’s intention to ::ive an opportunity this session for an inquiry to be conducted into tho matter. It would bring down an amendment which would Ik* referred to a Select Committee in order that evidence might be taken for and against the proposal for the repeal of the provisions mentioned.