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LOCAL BODY AMALGAMATION By Telegraph—Press Association WHANGAREI, June 23. On his first official visit to Northland since attaining Cabinet rank, the Hon. W. E. Parry was accorded an Informal reception by Whangarei local bodies last night. The Minister, referring to local body amalgamation, the mission which brought him to Whangarei, said the issue had been side-stepped in the past, because it was big and important, but lie held that it should be faced. He urged a national rather than a parochial outlook on local body administration. There was a danger, while living in 1937 to let our minds dwell on 1880, when smaller units were necessary to foster development. Today, with better transport communication, the need of the parochial unit was passing, and a wider conception was necessary. New Zealand could not afford to let any part lag behind, in providing the facilities leading to development.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20762, 24 June 1937, Page 11
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149SHOULD BE FACED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20762, 24 June 1937, Page 11
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