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MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

LOCAL GOV'T.

REFORM.

TRANSFER OF DUTIES TO BIGGER AUTHORITIES.

£8,500,000 NEW MONEY.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1928.

of administering the Road Granit

The existing percentage grants for Class I and Class II. roads outside London and the County Boroughs will be retained; but asalstance towards the mainten- ance and minor improvements of all other roads will be given. by means of the new Block Grants.

and:

The Counties will assumo com- plete responsibility for all roads in rural districts; and of classf- Members of the House of Com-fied roads in boroughs and urban mons recently received through urban district councils will be

districts. Small boroughs

the Ministry of Health the pro- mised White Paper explanatory of responsible for all non-classified the third step in the far-reaching roads that is, mainly residential boroughs. scheme of rating and local govern will be treated as county boroughs

streets. Metropolitan ment reform.

in respect of the malutenance of all roads in these areas.

It has been prepared, primarily for the bonefit of local authorities, so that they may study it before legislation is introduced in No-

vember.

From the political point of view the notable feature of the scheme In a proviolon for giving, a slight relief to all ratepapers. Up to now nothing has been said of this, and public attention has been concentrated on the substantial sums which will be provided by the State to reduce the rates on productive Industries and agricul ture,

The countion will be the high- way authorities in respect of all ronds transferred, to them. Hore again the hopo is" expressed that, it may be found possible to trans- for some of the actual work to the smaller local bodies,

Money Grants.

The most complicated-na It is the most important part of the White Paper deals with the way the block grants are to be distri- buted.

Tlle temporary arrangements The reforms in London loenl during the period of turning over Rovernment will be on an exten to the proposed new system that Alve scale, but conditions in the a between October, 1929, when Capital are so different from those de-rating takes effect, and April, In the other great towns and in 1930, when the new scheme starts the countles that the financial de-are not of much concern. tails have yet to be settled between A formula has been designed the Government, the County Counto make the State grants vary in cil, and the metropolitan boroughs.accordance with, the need for Rating and municipal law in local government services in par- Scotland is different from that in ticular arena in relation to the England, and second White ability of those areas, to meet the Paper has been lasued which coat.. The factors taken, into ac- adopts the scheme to Scottish con- count in framing the formula for ditions. The effect, however, will Counties and County Boroughs be the same in both countries,

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Administrative Reform.

The two previous steps on the path of reform are the Budget of this year, which provides the necessary money, and a Bill now before the House, which sets up the machinery for distinguishing between the rating of various | classes of property.

When both these have been pass. ed the petrol tax will provide the funds; agricultural land will be altogether relieved of rates; and premises used for productive pur- 'poses, as well na railway tracks, Btations, &c., will be valued at only 25 per cent, of the existing assess- ment.

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are:

(1) The rateable value per head, of the population.

(2) The number of children un. der five years of age.

(3) The amount of unemploy- ment in the area.

(4) The varying density of the population (this applies only to administrative counties other than London).

In the smaller areas the total amount grant will be a uniform per head of the population.

The formula could not come into operation at once without much disturbance of local finance. Ac- cordingly, it will apply, during the first quinquennial perlod-which starts on April 1, 1930-only to one-third of the total grant to county and county borough coun- cils. The balance-roughly equi- valent to the 75 per cent, loss addue to de-valuation-will be based on the preacht distribution of 're- venue from those sources.

The final and the most import ant proposals contained in the White Paper are:

(1) Transfer of poor law ministration to County Councils and County Borough Councila.

(2) Responsibility for the main- tenance of all roads in rural dis tricts, and of through communica- tions la boroughs and urban dis- tricta outside county boroughs to be transferred to the County Councils.

Relief to Ratepayers.

The burden of the individual

householder will be lightened in this way:

If the grant allotted under the scheme to each county and county (3) Existing grants in ald and borough does not exceed the loss other grants to be abolished. In of rates and grants by a anm. substitution for these and for the equivalent to Is. per head of ac- loss to local authorities by the Lual population, making up the net de-rating of productive premises gain to Is. per head of

popula- and agricultural land, there will lion. be a block grant, with, in addition,

(4). There will be a revision of the allotment of State money every five years.

Abolishing Guardians,

Then, as to the small boroughs,

new

new Exchequer money" of about and urban and rural districts, if £8,500,000, of which £1,000,000 the scheme would have any nu- will go to Seatland. £1,000,000 |thority at the start with a heavier of this sum will be taken from the total rate than before, there will Road Fund.

be a special grant-one half to be barne by the Exchequer and the other half by deductions from the grant payable to those areas which show a net again from the scheme. The White Paper given a series As proposals (1) and (2) will, of tables showing how the perhaps, not be pleasing in rural grant system would have operated and small urban areas-it will be in the county boroughs in Eng- recollected that, Mr. Chamberlain's land and Wales, and in fourteen draft Bill for the reform of the typical counties, had it been in Poor Law never got to the House operation during the financial year It has to be remembered of Common-the. White Paper 126-7. summarises the arguments for act that the governing conditions have ting up the larger Poor Law area. altered materially in many cases, Even so, it is useful to notice It is stated that after the Act is passed every County and County that while Bournemouth rates Borough Council will be required would have heen lowered by 1.1 pence in the E, and Brighton by to prepare an administrative 4.0d, Barnsley would gain by 20.6d,, scheme. It is hoped that such Dudley by 23.4d.. Galeshead by schemes may provide for the dele-6.5d., West Hartlenool by 23.8d., gation of the new funetlus (ather and Merthy. Tyldfil by 42.7d. than financial) to Committees, either ad hoc or existing Commit- tees of the Council, and for the division of County arens Into dis- tricts wherein local sub-commit- tees may exorcise transferred functions. In this way it will be possible to take advantage of the experience of those who have worked on the old Boards of Guardians. The White Paper states that every latitude will be given for the making of arrange- ments suited to local conditions. In London special circums- stances exist. The Metropolitan Asylums Board will be abolished, und the Common Poor Fund wili come to an end. Moreover, con- siderable alterations in the incl dence of local fates will result. Therefore a special: series of ar rangements is to be worked out, and consultations with the County, Council and the Borough Councils are to be started immediately.

In a series of paragraphs the Ministry draws attention to the revolution in road transport; the consequent heavy expediture highways which is now do un equally distributed; and the neces. sary simplification in the method

on

HAYS

Sneaking in during the wee small hours' should be pretty moft.

FOR SALE

A surplus of Summer stocks of

Men's Wear. #

All seasonable goods but "broken ranges" a pattern in one size but not in another which are unavoidable in a business like this. These oddments must be cleared--and quickly

-hence these big reductions.

Here are some offers come before they go!

MACKINTOSH'S

.......PYJAMAS

There are some wonderful linos being offered.

Short sleeves and logs usual $8.50, ''

NOW $3.00

Full longthi styles usually $8.50 & $10,50,

NOW $5.00

SOCKS.

A largo selection of good, Books including Lisle, Silk and Lisle and Bilk and wool mixtures. Regular $1.50 to $2.00

NOW $100

Regular $2.50 to $3.50

NOW $2.00

Monday,

Tuesday

and

Wednesday

next

SHIRTS ....

Some exceptional bargains in Shirt-wear. Colourod shirts usually sold at $6.50 to $3.50

NOW $4.00

All have collars to match. Sports shirts with collars attached usual $6.50

NOW $3,00

NECKWEAR.

A large number of very popular lines have bien considerably reduced' including Foulard and Marocain silke,"

Usually sold at $2.50 to $3 50.

NOW $1.50.

STOCKINGS

This sale offers a great opportunity to lay in new supplies of good service- ablo' stockings for the

Вевод.

Lisle thread, usual $3.50

NOW $2.00 Other qualities, usually sold at 84 50 to $7.50

NOW $3.00

BATHING SUITS

All we have in stock at

HALF PRICE

PITH SUN HATS

Usual $7.50

NOW $3.75

NOTE THE DATES. July 30th, 31st & August 1st

MACKINTOSH'S

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.

Usual $8.50

NOW $4.25

Usual $9.50

NOW $4.75

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