DIVISION OF COUNTIES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 85, 20 September 1915, Page 2

DIVISION OF COUNTIES.

Thus a Southern exchange:—Our politicians show remarkable quickness in utilising anything to support their contentions, without regard as to whether it is an exact (if. For instance, the Hon. G W. Russell recently used as an argument against the creation of a new county the fact that the Counties Conference hid disapproved of the creation of new counties. This might have been the desire of the Counties Conference, but it did not therefore indicate that it is wiße to prevent the creation of new couoties, because it was merely the opinion of biassed judges. All the members ot that conference were representatives of counties, and they would naturally not desire to see their counties reduced- in size. But when the Government is dea.ing with the reform of local government it should be tememhered that it is local government that is required not centralisation and that smaller local todies are more likely to give satisfaction than huge district?, parts of which have no community of interests with other portions. The very fact that as progrses is being made the tendency haw been to divide local bodies. and localise their work should indicate that the resolution of the Ccunties Conference was contrary to the requirements of natural development.