CHAPTER VI.—FINANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT— C. Ad Hoc Bodies—continued (2) Hospital Boards—continued (b) Levy and Subsidy for Maintenance Purposes— PAGES (i) Calculation of Levy .. 7!) (ii) Subsidy .. .. 80 (c) Capital Receipts, Levies, and Subsidies .. .. .. 80 (d) Total Receipts .. .. .. 81 (e) Government Contributions to Hospital Boards .. .. 82 (/) Revenue Expenditure .. .. 83 (g) Capital Expenditure .. .. 84 (h) Representations of Local Authorities regarding Hospital Levies .. 84 (i) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 85 (3) Electric-power Boards— (a) Revenue .. .. .. 86 (l>) Expenditure .. .. .. 87 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. . . 89 (4) Land Drainage Boards—(а) Revenue .. .. .. 91 (б) Expenditure .. .. .. 92 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 92-93 (5) River Boards—■ (a) Revenue .. .. .. 93-94 (b) Expenditure .. .. .. 94-95 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 96 (6) Rabbit Boards— (a) Revenue .. .. .. 97 (b) Expenditure .. .. .. 98-99 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 100 (7) Fire Boards —- (a) Revenue .. .. .. 100-101 (b) Expenditure .. .. .. 102 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 102-103 (8) Urban Drainage Boards— (a) Revenue .. .. .. 103 (b) Expenditure .. .. .. 104 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 105 (9) Urban Transport Boards— (а) Revenue .. .. .. 106 (б) Expenditure .. .. .. 107 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 108 (10) Gas Board— (а) Revenue .. .. .. 108 (б) Expenditure .. .. .. 109 (c) Indebtedness and Loan Charges .. 110 . (11) Water-supply Boardfa) Revenue .. .. .. 11l (/>} Expenditure .. .. .. 112 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 113 (12) Local Railway Board .. .. 113 (a) Revenue .. .. .. 113 (b) Expenditure .. .. 114 (c) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 115 (13) Unauthorized Expenditure .. .. 115-116

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I'AUES CHAPTER VII.—NATIVE RATES 116-117 CHAPTER VIII.—GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES— A. Annually Recurring Payments— (1) Rates 011 Crown Landsfa) Railways Department .. .. 117-118 (b) State Advances Corporation .. 118 (c) Lands and Survey Department .. 118-120 (d) .Native Department .. .. 120 (e) Total Rates on Crown Land .. 120-121 (2) Ordinary Subsidies on Rates .. .. 121-123 (3) Allocation of Motor-tax Receipts .. 123 -124 (4) Fees and Fines .. .. .. 124 (5) Emergency Subsidies on Rates .. .. 124-125 (6) Stamp Duty on Interest .. .. 125 (7) " Thirds " and " Fourths " .. .. 125-120 (8) Goldfields Revenue .. .. .. 127 (9) Timber and Flax Royalties .. .. 127 -128 (10) Other Miscellaneous Revenue Subsidies .. 128 (11) Financial Assistance to Ad hoe Authorities— (a) Rabbit Districts .. .. 129 (/>) Fire Districts . . .. .. 129 (c) Other Local Authorities . . .. 129 (12) Summary of Annual Revenue Grants .. 130 B. Government Subsidies for Capital Works— (1) Subsidies for Relief of Unemployment .. 131 (2) Main Highways Fund .. . . 131-132 (3) Public Works Fund . . .. .. 132 (4) Other Non-revenue Subsidies .. .. 133 (5) Total Non-revenue Subsidies .. . . 133 -134 CHAPTER IX.—LOCAL BODY LOANS— A. Provisions as to raising Loans . . . . 134 -135 B. Loans to Local Bodies by State Advances Corporation .. .. .. .. 135-136 C. Local Government Loans Board .. .. 136-139 CHAPTER X.—VALUATIONS 140 CHAPTER XI.—RELATION BETWEEN CENTRAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT— A. Statutory Structure of Central Local Relationship .. .. •. .. 140 142 B. Departmental Relationships— (1) Internal Affairs Department .. .. 142 -143 (2) Public Works Department . . .. 143 (3) Lands and Survey Department .. . . 143 144 (4) Organization for National Development . . 145 (5) The Treasury.. .. .. .. 145 (6) Audit Office .. .. . • ■ . 140 (7) Valuation Department . . • • 140 (8) Marine Department .. .. .. 146 (9) Transport Department .. . . 146 (10) Health Department .. .. .. 147 (11) Agriculture Department .. .. 147 (12) General .. .. • • • • 147 CHAPTER XII—PROVISIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR REFORM - A. History of Proposals for Reform of Local Government .. .. .. . • 147-149 B. Statutory Provisions for Amalgamation of Existing Local Authorities .. .. 15J CHAPTER XIII.—THE SCOPE OF THE PRESENT INQUIRY— A. Origin .. .. .. • • •. 151 B. EXTENT .. .. ■ • ■ ■ • ■ 151 C. Conclusions as to Reform .. .. 151

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