LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 30 November 1928, Page 5

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BlilTlSH RiblORM BIEL.

DEFECTS IN EXISTING SYSTEM

(British Official!, Wireless). RUGBY, Nov. 27. The speech of the Minister of Health (Mr Asevilie Chamberlain), in moving me second reading of ,tne Dooa;l Government net man Midi, which ns tlie longest measure considered by Parliament within recent years, was followed witn tne closest attention by crowded vmaihbers, iur tlie Government proposals, 'of which the relief of industry and a more even distribution oi local rates lorni a part, is attracting widespread interest throughout tne country, amce tne last great reform of the machinery or local administration m 1894, tlie population has increased by iU,OUU,Oud, iW distribution has been altered, new industries nave sprung up, and certain o,Q ones have dee tinea, while local expenditure uas risen from £36,000,000 annually .to £250,000,000. I‘he oilier oereets or the existing system of local administration were supplied by Mr Chamber lain under live Headings: — (lj The survival of boards of guardians ior tne relief of tne poor wnost i unctions and .areas overlapped tnose of other authonrties. me iwruea imposed upon certiai 11 auUM>rit.iets by tne cost or roads used by non-ioca:, tralfic. (oj rue rigidity or rocai government area boundaries. (d) me injustice or a rating system wriieji siow.y straiig.ea rnausuy ana agriculture. (O) me cnaos m tne relationship, or vocat to natrona, nuance, ivmu re»uiieu rn tne weakest autnonxies being nenpeu tne least. Tne ik 1 aougut to correct tnese delects uy ahousning" tne guaruiaus, oy urovramg io.r tne aerating or prouuqtrvo inUcSLO ; o.y extending tne boundaries or tne areas controlled by jocar autnonues - oy i.aiiunig o ver to wider aotiiorities tne care of roads carrying umougu trailic and by varying tne sysLeiu \v nercoy .grants are made 110111 tuo aitiomir axciicquer to local autnontieid oy instituting a system or oiocK grants distriouteo. according to rocau needs instead or percentage grants made in r in pur Lion 10 tne expenditure moaned oil social services by uocat autnorities. xne debate will be continued to-mor-row an.ter wineii tne 110 Clauses and LX i.>cneutires or trie nm wid be 000sioereci in uetrur oy trie xiouse in committee.

KILL passes SECOND READING

LONDON, Nov. 29

The House of Commons continued the donate 011 tlie Local Government Keren 11 mil, winch was read a second time by 044 to Ibo. . ~ ~ Mr Kidney Webb protested that, the Bile was realty »ix or measures oound togetner and it was an outrage to pass tms m a sing-ie session. Cimer Labour memoens urged that persons isultering unemployment should he> excluded from the Kill, with a view to provision tor their being made a nauoiia.l responsibility. Sir H Kingsley \Vood, Under-Seore-tary for Hearth, summing up on beiiair of tlie Government, empnasiised the relief that agriculture and distressed industries would receive under the Bril.