LOCAL BODIES

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1932, Page 7

LOCAL BODIES

CO-ORDINATION SCHEME

ADVISORY COUNCILS PLANNED

KXP~PHTIVrENTS TO BE MADE

NO COMMISSION TO INQUIRE

‘GOING RIGHT ON WITH JOB '

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch Last. Night. A scheme supported, by the Hon. A. Hamilton, Minister of Internal Affairs, for co-ordinating local bodies in an endeavour to eliminate wasteful overlapping and unnecessary overhead expense is to be tried shortly in some districts which have signified' their willingness to submit to the experiment. Mr. Hamilton said to-day it was intended to dispense with the idea of setting up a Royal Cohirnission for an investigation of local body administration

and to “get right on with the job.”

There had been no actual scheme formulated yet, said the Minister, but the question was being discussed with local bodies throughout New Zealand and

some districts had been considered suitable and acceptable in which to give the idea a trial and on which to base a definite policy of re-organisation. The first object was to set up some sort of advisory -council for a certain area to supervise local bodies and advise the Government of. their requirements, including new works and necessary revenue. If an advisory council were set up in each province the Gov-

ernment would no doubt consider dele- * gating greater powers to the provinces. The advisory councils would be selfsupporting and would probably include representations elected by local bodies.

The Town Planning Board had arranged New Zealand in regions and /Mr. Hamilton said it was probable some of these regions would bo subjected to experiment. If the experiment, succeeded the idea would be developed later throughout the country.