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PART lI.—RECOMMENDATIONS CHAPTER I. —THE FUNCTIONS OF TERRITORIAL PAGES CHAPTER VII. -STAFF PROBLEMS - pages LOCAL AUTHORITIES .. .. .. 152; A. Recruitment .. .. .. 168-169 CHAPTER II. —THE PROBLEM OF AREA OF LOCAL i { SATARTTCS 160 GOVERNMENT- ' „ * ALATULS lbJ A tit n , 0. Education .. .. .. .. 169-170 A. Municipal Government .. .. .. 152-153 ■ n . , D. Superannuation . . .. .. .. 170-171 B. Auckland . . . . .. 153: C. Christchurch .. .. .. 154 CHAPTER VIII.- ELECTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP OF D. Counties .. 154 LOCAL AUTHORITIES E. Hospital BOARDS .. .. .. . . 154 A - ELECTIONS— n ™ ~ , (1) Additional Postal Voting Facilities .. 171 F. Electric-power Boards 155 (2) Multiple Ballot-papers .. .. 171 G. Drainage and River Boards . . .. 155 (3) Date of Elections .. .. .. 172 H. Harbour Boards 155 W Returning Officers 172 - _ T , ,» . (5) Party Aliinations oil Ballot-papers .. 172 I- I <IKE Boards .. .. .. .. 155-156; r (6) Parliamentary Rolls .. .. .. 172 J. Rabbit Boards .. .. .. .. 156 (7) Residential Qualifications .. ~ 172 K. Noxious Weeds .. 156 Voting on Loan Polls .. . . 172 (9) Plural Voting .. .. . . 172 CHAPTER lII.—PROPOSALS FOR REORGANIZATION K Remuneration of Mayor and Councillors— OF FUNCTION AND AREA— (J) H onoraria of Mayor and Chairmen .. 172 A. Local Government (Amalgamation Schemes) j (2) Remuneration of Councillors .. .. 173 Btr.T. ~ _ lg7 ; :■ (o) iravelling Expenses .. .. .. 173 B. Recommendations .. .. .. .. 157-158 ' Membership 0F Local Authorities - (1) Government Nominees on Harbour Boards 173 CHAPTER IV-—PRESENT PROBLEMS OF FINANCE- _ (2) If Dues 0n173 A. Rating Systems .. .. .. .. 158-160 (3) Representation of Doctors and Nurses on B. County Rating .. .. .. .. 160-161 " Hospital Boards .. .. .. 173 r h™,t,a> p.™ ' " (4) Government Nominees on Hospital Boards 173 C. Hospital Rating 161 (5) Government Nominees on Eire Boards .. 173 (2) The Burden on Rural and Urban Areas !! 161 (6) 6overnment Nominees on Rabbit Boards.. 173 $ L e o™Sf Adi . :: :: m .m CHA f™ IX - TOWN A« d regional PLANMNO(S) Capital Expenditure .. .. 162 A. 1 own-planning— (6) Allocation of Levies .. .. .. 162 (1) Desirability for Progress .. .. 174 D. Native RATING .. ~ .. .. 162-163 Control • • • • • • • • 174-175 E. Rating on Crown Property .. .. 163 B. Regional Planning- „ _ ~ , (1) Functions. .. .. .. .. 175-176 F. Harbour Boards .. .. .. .. 164 (2) Control .. .. .. .. 176 G. Electric Power— (1) Electricity Profits in Relief of Rates . . 164 CHAPTER X—MISCELLANEOUS— (2) Electricity Charges .. .. .. 164-165 .. .. .. .. .. 176 (3) Charges to Rural Consumers .. .. 165-166 B. Libraries .. .. .. .. .. 177 (4) Electricity versus Gas . . . . 166 r* m C. Traffic Control .. .. .. .. 177 H. FIRE Boards .. .. .. .. J 66-167 x, D. Exemption of Sporting Areas from Rates .. 177 CHAPTER V.—LOANS 168 CHAPTER XI.—THE STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES 177-178 CHAPTER VI.—VALUATIONS .. . . .. 168 CHAPTER XII.—CONCLUSIONS .. .. 178 PAGES SUMMARY .. .. .. 179-184 Index of Contents .. .. .. .. .. .. 185-189

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