COUNTY COUNCILS CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 149, 18 July 1901, Page 2

COUNTY COUNCILS CONFERENCE.

[ PBR PBES3 ABSOOUTieN. I Wellington, July 17. i At Uoin'ies Co ferance th''morniog, af;-r much debate on th« proposil to abolish Roid Boards, an amendment by Mr Laing was adoptid in favour of enabling the ratepayers jof a County to dwde by poll whioh j ,form of loci government they will adopt. On the franchise question i' . was resolvel to revert to the quili6 [cation under Counties Act-, 1886 It was resolved ia caw of objections j to enrolment that a person wh' se qualification U challenge! be supplied with a copy of the and informed when enquiry is to be held. The Opun'y Chairman's emolument wa« fixed at ins'ead of £4OO in tin Bill. The tuggested minimum number of Couo cillors was excised, and the num>e left at fifteen. The Conference affirmed the prim ipli of ttisnniil instead of biennial election*. It w«s resolved that the C >nfer«nc - would prefer thitif town district* were abolished as silf-governiog bodies, counties shall have pswer,on pe i'ion, to drfioe to*naMp districts, and to delegate the management of such districts to a cemmitee of five to b elected by the ratepayers. Oa reaching that part of the Bill relating tu finance it was resolved to recommend the inelusim of a new clause that onehalf the proceeds of sile of sandin. timber on Crown lauds be ptid t> tii County Council where such Crown Uik! is situated. A resolution was pi.iti ' urging on (he Government the du.siiableness of nuking further subsidies to local bodies,