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The White Paper proposes no fundamental change to the role and composition of the District Boards. The District Boards have proved themselves as a valuable part

of the system of representative government, widely

supported by the public who would clearly like to see

their advisory role strengthened. The White Paper

therefore concentrates оп ways of making their present

role more effective.

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An issue which has attracted wide public interest is the relationship between the urban District Boards and the Urban Council. The Urban Council is an

effective body which serves the people well by providing a

high standard of municipal services. But it is clear from the public response to the Green Paper that there is a strong current feeling that the relationship between the urban District Boards and the Urban Council should be improved. The government has decided that this could best

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be achieved by enabling each of the urban District Boards to elect one member onto the Urban Council in 1989, when

the tenure of the present Urban Council expires. At the

same time, Urban Councillors will cease to be extofficio

members of the urban District Boards.