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(g) Financial powers of
Council (paragraph 34).
I would sak that the Comiasion, when appointed, be reminded
of the need for making specific provision, so far as may be
necessary, for the appliestium to the kunicipal rinunces of
that measure of external control which it is necessɛry exercise over the Colony's finances whilst it is in receipt
of financial assistance from H... and for the carrying out of the Colonial government's responsibility in respect of any scheme under the Colonial Development and welfare Aot, 1940, with which the Municipality may became concerned.
As regards the question of the powers of the
Punicipal Council in the matter of taxation, whilst there is no objection to the municipality acting as agents of the Central Goverment for the col action of specified taxes,
or to the proceeds of specified taxes being assigned to the Paunicipality to meet expenditure, or to the Municipality
being empowered to fix the fece payable in respect of licences eto, issued by it, I desire to make it clear, to avoid any
possible mieunerstanding, that it would in my view be open
te objection if the Legislature were to delegate to the
unicipality any authority to levy taxes or fix the rate of
taxes.
(b) kunicipal loan projects (paragraph 35). I confirm that any lesa projects of the Hunicipality should be submitted to and receive the sanation of the Central Government, and that I would wish them to be submitted to me as well.
(4) AURAN
ÁVÁÁI SITEDTenants (paragraph 36). Ky view is that the
But of the Tunicipality accounts should be carried out by
the Colonial Audit apartment.
(3)
recefer to the Munisipality of movable and tzøreble
roserty (perographs 37 and 3o ̧. I should be glad to
ognilted further on the question of the terms on which
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