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Act, 1940, with which the Minicipality may become concerned.
As regards the question of the powers of the
Municipal Council in the matter of taxation, whilst there
is no objection to the Municipality acting as agents of
the Central Government for the collection of specified
taxes, or to the proceeds of specified taxes being assigned
to the Municipality to meet expenditure, nor to the
Municipality being empowered to levy rates and to fix the
fees payable in respect of licences etc. issued by it,
I desire to make it clear, to avoid any possible
misunderstanding, that it would in my view be open to
objection if the Legislature were to transfer to the
Municipality any authority in respect of other taxation.
(J) Municipal loan projects (paragraph 35). I confirm
that any loan projects of the Municipality should be
submitted to and receive the sanction of the Central
Government, and that I would wish them to be submitted to
the as well.
(k)
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Audit arrangements (paragraph 36). My view is that
the audit of the lunicipality accounts should be carried
out by the Colonial Audit Department.
(1)
Transfer to the Municipality of movable and immovable
property (paragraphs 37 and 38). I should be glad to be
consulted further on the question of the terms on which
property should be transferred or leased to the Municipality
when details of such property are available. In deciding
upon the terms, regard will have to be paid to the
Colony's financial position at the time and to the
question whether any replacements will be necessary for
Central Government purposes.
(m)
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Secondment of staff to the Municipality (paragraph 40).
I agree that this question should be referred to the
Commission proposed in paragraph 33 of Sir Mark Young's
despatch, but it will be necessary to consider very
carefully whether, without prejudice to the interests of
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