REMITS CARRIED

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1939, Page 5

REMITS CARRIED

COUNTIES' CONFERENCE

Remits adopted by the biennial conference of the New Zealand Counties Association today included the following:—

"That the Counties' Act be amended to provide for a fixed allowance of £1 Is per diem, plus 8d per mile, be^ ing paid to councillors attending council meetings."

"That the travelling allowance of county chairmen be increased to a maximum of £200."

"That the limit for unauthorised expenditure for counties be extended' to £200."

"That the Government be asked to amend the Physical Welfare and Recreation Act, 1937, by deleting the clause which gives local authorities power to raise a loan without taking a poll. That the Act be so amended as to provide that the full costs of administration of the Act are borne by the Government from funds appropriated for that purpose from time to time, and not by local bodies from t.h^ir- ordinary funds."

"That the Government be again urged to combat the kea menace in the Mount Cook area and increase its subsidy to 5s per head."

"That this association most emphatically opposes the granting of universal suff^^ein all county elections."

"That all local body elections and polls take triaee between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m."

"That the Local Elections and Polls Act be amended to allow an absent voter to exercise his vote xhrough the m°rt;um of the Post Office."

"That the conference reaffirms the request for a £ for £ subs'dy on all exoenditure on county roads, with the exceotion of roading work which is eligible for n grant from the Public Wovico Fund."

"That the whole of the motor taxation, including npirol tax, be used for rop^'np mirrjoses."

"That the association strongly supDortc thf> exem^+ion of county councils from m*ice-fixinet rates by transport licensing authorities, thereby preserving to them the advantage of com-■n^ti-H've tendering."

"That the issuing of motor drivers' licences remain in the hands of the local authorities."