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OVER THE TELEPHONE OR FROM INDIVIDUALS IN PERSON. THOSE WHO DO NOT WISH TO OR ARE UNABLE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS IN WRITING WILL BE ADVISED TO MAKE THEM KNOWN THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE BODIES SUCH AS UMELCO, DISTRICT BOARDS, OR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS TO WHICH THEY BELONG OR HAVE ACCESS, OR TO ONE OF THE 18 DISTRICT OFFICES. VIEWS THUS EXPRESSED WILL BE PASSED TO THE
ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
3. THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE WILL NOT CARRY OUT OR COMMISSION PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS, ALTHOUGH IT WILL TAKE NOTE OF THE FINDINGS OF SUCH SURVEYS CARRIED OUT BY OTHERS IF THESE ARE
SENT TO IT OR PUBLICISED,
4. IT IS THE INTENTION THAT THE MAIN SUBMISSIONS TO THE
ASSESSMENT OFFICE SHOULD FORM PART OF THE PUBLISHED REPORT OF THE OFFICE, PROBABLY AS ANNEXES TO THE REPORT. IT FOLLOWS THAT SUBMISSIONS TO THE OFFICE WILL NOT NORMALLY BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL. IT WILL, HOWEVER, BE NECESSARY TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO PLACE SUBMISSIONS, WHICH THE ORIGINATORS HAVE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL, IN A SEPARATE CATEGORY OR FILE. SUCH SUBMISSIONS WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN PREPARING THE REPORT. ANONYMOUS SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT, HOWEVER, BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
5. IN CARRYING OUT ITS ROLE AS THE RECEIVER OF VIEWS, THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE WILL, IN ADDITION TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS EXPRESSED TO IT DIRECT, TAKE NOTE OF:
(A) VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THE MEDIA:
(B) THE RESULTS OF PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS:
(C) VIEWS PASSED ON TO IT BY UMEL CO, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE
ORGANISATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
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(D) VIEWS PASSED ON TO IT