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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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