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PART I. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS PAGES PAGES CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY .. .. • • 1 CHAPTER V. MEMBERSHIP AND ELECTIONS — A. Membership .. .. .. . • 33-34 CHAPTER II. —HISTORICAL BACKGROUND — B. Elections .. .. 34 i o C. Qualifications of Members .. .. 34-35 A. Introductory 1-2 () JIAyOR AND CIiAIEMHN 35 B. Territorial Local Government — ~ 35-36 - - ill i:™.. :: :: :: :: » (2) Rural Local (xoverwnent .. •. " • _. f , of 7 (31 Ad Ho- Bodies Honorarium of Mayor or Chairman .. 36-37 (а) Harbour Boards .. .. 7-8 H. Remuneration of Members of Local Aittho(б) Hospital Boards .. .. 8-0 rities .. .. .. .. .. 37 (c) River Boards .. .. . • 0 I. Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 37-38 (d) Land Drainage Boards .. .. 9 (e) Catchment Boards .. .. 9 CHAPTER VI.—FINANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT— (/) Mr® Boards .. .. 9 a. General Survey of Revenue and Expenditure (g) Rabbit Boards .. .. .. 10 Structure of Local Authorities .. 38-46 (A) Electric-power Boards 10 B Termtorial Local Authorities(o WaTer-supply Board 10 (I) Rating generally 46-50 Local Railway Board .. 10 (2) , *0-51 Urban Drainage Boards .. 10 1 & ■■ " ' Gas Board 10 (A) Licenses and Pees .. .. 52 • • • • (c) Trading Activities— (i) Gasworks .. .. 53 CHAPTER 111. THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF LOCAL (ii) Electrical Works .. 54 GOVERNMENT : THE PROBLEM OF AREA- (iii) Tramways, Bus, and Ferry A. Boroughs 10-12 S®™ • ■ ■ ■ (iy) Picture-theatres.. .. 55 B. Town Districts— ( v ) Abattoirs and Slaughter(l) Independent .. .. .. •• 12 houses .. .. 55' (2) Dependent .. .. .. • • 12 (vi) Milk-supply .. .. 56 C Counties .. .. .. • • • • 12-13 (vii) Rents .. .. .. 56 (viii) Sales of Material and Land 57 D. Road Districts .. .. .. 13 Total Revenue Receipts.. .. 57 E. Harbour Districts .. .. • • 13 (e) Expenditure .. . . .. 57-58 F Hospital Districts .. .. . • 13-14 (/) Indebtedness and Annual Loan Charges .. .. .. 59 G. Electric-power Districts .. . . .. 14 Town Boards H. Land Improvement and Protection Districts — (a) Rating .. .. .. 60 (1) Drainage Districts 15 W Licenses and Pees . . .. 60 (2) River Districts . . .. 16 (e) Trading Undertakings— (3) Catchment Districts .. .. •. 16-17 (i) Gasworks .. .. 61 _ 1C (n) Electricity Works .. 61 I. Rabbit Districts .. .. .. 17-18 (iii) Picture-theatres.. .. 61 J. Fire Districts .. .. . • • ■ 18 (iv) Rents .. .. .. 62 T7- t\/t „ TwemnTflmc, (v) Sales of Materials and Land 62 K. Miscellaneous Districts d Tota! Revenue Receipts.. .. 62 (1) Urban Drainage Districts .. . . 18 . g) Expenditure 63 (2) Urban transport Districts .. .. 1. (f) Indebtedness and Annual Loan (3) Gas District .. .. .. .. 19 u ' Charees 64 (4) Water-supply District .. .. 19 (4) Counties- g " (5) Local Railway District .. .. 9 (a) Rati 65 (6) Mam Highways Districts .. .. 19 (ft) ' Licens & es and Fees .. .. 66 (c) Trading Undertakings : ElectrioityCHAPTER IV. FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES- -- (,) TotSenue Receipts !! " 66-6? A. Roads .. .. .. •• ■ ( e ) Expenditure .. .. .. 67 B. Health and Sanitary Services .. .. 22-23 (/) Indebtedness and Annual Loan M M P. Public Recreation, Institutions, and Amenities 24 (a) Rating .. .. .. 69-70 E. Prevention op Fire .. .. .. 25 (b) Licenses and Fees .. .. 70 ~ oe (c) Total Revenue Receipts.. .. 71 p. Town and Regional Planning .. .. 26 28 (d) Expenditure .. ' ... .. 71-72 G. Trading Services — ( e ) Indebtedness and Annual Loan (1) Gas.. .. •• •• 28 Charges .. .. .. 72-73 (2) Electricity Supply .. • • ■ • 28-29 C. Ad Hoc Bodies —■ (3) Transport Services .. .. . . 29-30 (1) Harbour Boards— H. Housing 30 (a) Revenue 73-75 Noxious W=» » g SKiSS A— Uli J. Hospital Services .. .. .. • • 30 Charges .. .. .. 76 K. Harbours .. .. • • • • ■ ■ 30-31 (2) Hospital Boards —- L. Land Drainage and Protection .. .. 31 (a) Maintenance Receipts other than 09 Levy or Subsidy— M. By-laws . . .. ■■ •• 32 (i) Patients' Payments .. 76-77 N. Physical Welfare.. .. •• •• 32 Charitable-aid Recoveries 77 O. Special Functions of Local Authorities — (iii) Rents, Interest, and Divi(l) Emergency Precautions Scheme . . 33 dends .. . . 78 (2) Patriotic Purposes . . . . ■ ■ 33 (iv) Other Maintenance Receipts 78 (3) Centennial Celebrations .. ;. 33 (v) Total Maintenance Receipts 78-79

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