Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNSDAY, JUNE 30, 1886. LOCAL BODIES BILL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1747, 30 June 1886, Page 2

Manawaiu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) The Oldest Daily Newspaper on the West Coast. WEDNSDAY, JUNE 30, 1886. LOCAL BODIES BILL.

9 _ — — r- " In connection with the' Loci! Bodies Bill of fclie Government, the Parliamentarty correspondent of an exchange says that there is a great, deal of strong feeling manifested, owing to Government bringingdowhaiiewclauße,wh!chprovidea* that no loans are to be made on security of Crown and native > land rates. It is pointed out that; this will. absolutely bar some districts from taking advantage of ■ the Act, and it is urged that it is very unfair to make such a provision, seemg 1 that Crown and native lands will derive as much benefit as private lands from expenditure. It is also sought, to commense throwing the costs of soltool buildine upon the education boards by bringing those bodies under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Bill. The idea is that next year £60,000 my be trot rid of by the General Government m that way. The education boards to borrow from the Government asd pay interest out of the capitation grant. This is strongly objected to, because the boards have not 'sufficient money 10 enable them to pro perly attend to the country 'districts; The Government have also brought down a clanse to make provision foV other ' local bodies that have borrowed under the Boade and Bridges Construction Act ...at a higher riitefof interest thajnitlsprai loosed tb|ch|rge unjer the ijctl>fth|| session, so jihat they may bf brought under* the proTisions^f the new Bill, *

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