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subdivisions should be large, with similar limitations to number of members as now pertain to members of ridings. Palmerston South —To have all powers as afc present vested in counties. Waikouaiti —Road Boards might safely be intrusted with all the powers possessed by County Councils. Maniototo —As stated above, question has not arisen. Peninsula —No answer. Peninsula —Should the operations of the Counties Act be suspended in any county, the Road Boards should be enabled to exercise all the powers the counties have.

Question 10— continued.

Taieri —Unanswered. Waipori—The Road Boards should not be enabled to exercise the powers of the County Councils. Bruce —No answer. Criehton—No. Grlenledi—No answer. Matau—Road Boards should have all the powers of the county within the Road Board district. Mount Stuart — 75 o answer. Tokomairiro —Should the operations of the Counties Act be suspended in any county the Koad Boards should be enabled to exercise all the powers the counties have, provided

they receive the emoluments of the county. Clutha —lf so, the Road Boards should be enabled to exercise all the powers of the county. Pomahaka —All the powers the counties have. Molyneux South —All. Tuapelca —Yes, same power as counties. Clydevale—No answer. Southland —No. Knapdale—All the powers. Toitois—No. Tuturau —No.

11. Should Road Board members hold office for a fixed time, and, if so, what; or should a proportion retire every year ?

Mangonui —Should be elected annually aB at present under the Auckland Highways Act. Kaeo—Elected annually, as at present. Oruru—Should bo elected annually, as under the Highways Act. Totara —Should be elected annually as at present, under the Auckland Highways Act. HoTcianga—~£lo answer. Whangarei —No answer. Maunu —Two-fifths should retire annually, or some such proportion of more than five. Parua—We think a term of three years, two Trustees to retire annually (eligible for re-election), would remedy the inconvenience of a total change of Trustees, as often happens under the present system. Waikiekie —A proportion every year should retire. Waipa Middle—They should hold office for a fixed time,- and two members should retire at the end of each financial year. Waipa South —Road Board members should hold office for one year only. Sobson —No answer. Okahu —The Trustees to be elected every three years, one or two of the members retiring annually. Paparoa—Annual election as at present. Wairau — Road Board members should be elected yearly, as at present. Wairau (by ex-Chairman) —All should retire annually, as provided by the Act in force here ; those who are suitable get re-elected, those who are not are left out. Whakahara School Committee—Present method answers well in this district. Rodney —No answer. Albertland South—No doubt if a portion only retired at the end of year it would be better, as those left would have a better acquaintance with work in hand, contracts, &c, than an entirely new Board. Arai —About half the Board retire yearly. Upper Mahurangi—Road Board members ought to hold office for two years—three to retire the first year, and two the second; then three, and so on. So that we should always have a portion of the old Board to instruct the new members. Mangawai —AH members of Road Boards should be elected annually, say in July, and hold office for one yeai"only.

Omaha —Same as at present. Matakana West —Members should be elected for two years, and members to retire by rotation. Puhoi—The election of the members of the Boad Board being quite inexpensive, the present style of election seems satisfactory. Tauhoa —Yes, for a fixed period of twelve months ; the elections to be held early in April, instead of July, as at present. Wharehine —Two should retire one year and three the second, or vice versa. Wainui—We can suggest nothing better than the present system under the Highways Act. Waitemata —No answer. Kaukapakapa—Road Board members should be elected for three years ; a portion should retire every year ; retiring members should be eligible for re-election. Should this be approved the number of Road Board members should be increased to seven. Lake—Present system satisfactory. North Shore—Eoad Boards should consist of seven members, three to retire annually. Waitakerei West—Yes ; to be elected annually. Waitakerei West (J. Cottle) — For one year, the same as at present. Waitakerei West (H. Hunter)— Yes, for one year as at present. Whangaparoa—They should be kept just as they are at present. Eden —No answer. Epsom—See answer to No. 16. Mount Roskill—For a year as at present ; then if any do wrong they can be turned out. Mount Wellington—Remain as now, being elected annually. Newton —Present system works very well. Panmure —They should hold office for twelve months as at present, and be elected by the ratepayers under the Highways Act of 1874. Ponsonby — Road Board Trustees should be elected for three years, and one-third of the members of eacli Board should retire annually as in Municipal Councils. Waikomiti —The Road Board [members should be elected annually. Manukau —No answer. Mercer.—Tho present term of office of Road Board members seems to work admirably. Any long term might be very disastrous to some districts, whore members might be elected who had ycry little property in the district,

Hunua —Proportion retire every year. Karaka—Members should be elected annually, as it thus gives a better supervision to every portion of the district. Maraetai —Elected by ratepayers yearly. Opaheke—Two years; two retire one year and three the next, to commence with two being elected for one year and three for two years. Otalmnu—Yes ; say three years, two to retire annually, but the retiring members should not be eligible for re-election until after the lapse of one year, which will prevent cliques forming to the detriment of the district, there being always plenty of good men to place in such offices. Papakura—Three retire annually. Pollock—Two years. Two and three alternate years. Pukekohe East —-Remain as at prosent. Pukekohe West —The ratepayers are in favour of electing the entire Board yearly. A good Trustee can be re-elected; a bad one, if retained two or more years, could do much mischief. Waipipi—Members should hold office for at least one year, and all retire. Wairoa—Hold office for two years. Thames —For three years ; one-third of their number to retire annually. Parawai —All to retire every year. Waitoa —One year; the whole Board to come in and go out together. Pialco —No alteration. Wailcato —Road Boards should be elected in April in each year; at end of first year two retire, but may be re-elected ; at end of second year three retire ; and so back to the third year, &c. Kirikiriroa—Road Boards should be elected in April in each year; at the end of the first year two members retire—those having the fewest votes ; at end of second year three retire, and so back to two. Retiring members to be eligible for re-elec-tion. Waipa —No answer. Hamilton —As by Act, 1874. My experience in this matter is that if a Trustee will look after his neighbours' roads and neglect his own he may be Trustee for life, but if he attempts to look after his own road the ratepayers will soon get rid of him. Kihikihi —Road Boards should be elected for one year only. Rangiaohia—Of the five members, I would suggest that two of them retire every year. I am convinced that in doing so it would be highly