LOCAL BODIES

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 313, 29 August 1932, Page 4

LOCAL BODIES

REDUCTION URGED BY CHAMBER bF COMMERCE. I The apparent inaction of the G°v'; steps to reduce the number of 1°/; governing bodies in the Domini>n was the subject of comment by n1®1' bers of the council of the Wellin#11 Chamber of Commerce. The Uun' edin Chamber wrote expressing d'3' satisf action with a statement by Minister of Internal Affairs that tnjj matter was not likely to be dealt ffi"1 at once. Mr. D. J. McGowan pointed / that there were about 700 governing bodies in the Domim0111 and said he helieved the numhr ' could he reduced by more than ha"' i He thought the chamber should sup* port the Dunedin Chamber. Mr. W. B. Matheson said tW should impress on the GovernWf the necessity of doing somethi11? definite during the co'ming seasflj; | He opposed the idea of investigat10® by a Commission. J Mr. C. J. B. Norwood conten^ that the Government should j a definite declaration that it YOU reduce the numher of local bodw and he moved that the Couhh . Association, the Power B°aI' Association, the Municipal Asso^ tion, and other local body orga isations he asked to make mendations by a fixed date for eue : ing economies. • ' The motion was carried,