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Thank you for this detailed statement.

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It is fully agreed here that the first step. as you froupure, be to rationeye to existing

by disentangling i should be to disentangle the Urban Council from the

Central Government and make it more efficient and

more responsible. The approach whereby new functions have to be paid out of rates imposed by the Council

seems the key to making it more efficient. This

should also help to create a sense of responsibility

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The practical difficulties to which you refer are

formidable but we very much hope you will be able to. conferm let us have detailed proposals soon. We also think

that it would be best if your proposals could be considered here before you put them to Executive

Council.

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