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Sound
if these conclusions are right the simplest course
would be to abolish the Urban Council and put all the
services in the direct charge of the Goverment.
The question is whether that can be done in view of the
the public
Government's
Kinting
a proval of the Young Plan.
5.
assumption
Un the footing that something in the nature of
future self-government in purely Municipal affairs
must be ounceded two proposals were discussed. by the
Committee.
The first was the suggestion that a new body
(called for the sake of giving it a name, the Local
Government Executive) bould be established consisting
of the unofficial members for the time being of the
Leg. Co. This body would be incorporate and would
the usual
have use of powers of an executive body for holding
land, making contracts, employing officers and
splet
servants etc. It would break itself up into
Comittees for its specific functions e.g. a fire
brigade committee, a housing and planning committee
etc. These Comittees (or possibly the L.G. Bxecutiv
as a whole) would be re-enforced by persons appointed
from outside the Leg. Co. The appointments might be
made by either the Governor ∞ (after suitable
consultation with outside bodies) or by the LG.
Executive or by way of co-option bg the individual
Committees of the Executive. Such functions as were
thought suitable would be transferred to the Executive
who would be responsible for their alministration just
as in England a County or County Borough Council is
responsible for administering its local government
services. The Executive would be subject to all
the controls which the Government at Westudoster has
English
over/focal authorities ard possibly also to a proval
A
by the Governor-in-Executive-Council of its annual
budget.
It would be empowered to raise rates (as in
the Young Plan) and might look to the Goverment for
/grants
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