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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

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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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