THE Manawatu Times.
MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1883.
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The action of the Government m • withholding inforraati6n..aß.:to the j amounts granted to local bodies un(dej; the. Roads Construction Act is singular,- even, though the reason given, is. "fprfear of disci osing.thxi financial arrangements., of. the. local governing bodies."' Considering that the local bodies. recciYing aid arc required m almost every instance to publish particulars .m. order, to obtain the consent of "the, ratepayers- . to the, special rate, and- a]sbjthai> •■ the. inward correspondenQe of each local body containing particulars df tKe amount ? granted ,< is almost invariably gublishedj -^c fail to see that any good end .is. served by seowepy; . , The systenvi^oiiits^rial ais;a meanl of: distributing Grqvernnient aid, and;, nothing is to be gamed by withholding the^hiformatiQnji referred to. P robablyl^jreptly. Paiiiahaen t-lneets, a motion will be tab.led asking for a return of ali ''moneys applied for, the amou.nts granted, and the. reason: m each case of the refusals.
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Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 208, 12 March 1883, Page 2
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177THE Manawatu Times. MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1883. Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 208, 12 March 1883, Page 2
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