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and for the carrying out of the Colonial Government's
responsibility in respect of any scheme under the
Colonial Development and Welfare Act, 1940, with which
the Municipality 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, or to the Municipality being empowered
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
delegate to the Municipality any authority to levy taxes or
fix the rate of taxes.
(i) Municipal loan projects. (para. 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 me as well.
(j) Audit arrangements. (para. 36). My view is that the
audit of the Municipality accounts should be carried out
by the Colonial Audit Department.
(k) Transfer to the Municipality of moveable and
immovable property (paras. 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
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