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Lethbridge—Wo answer. Manawatu —(l.) Tliat the Councils shoulc be constituted the Licensing Commit tees for the county. (2.) That th County Councils should make the valua tion for rating purposes once ever; three years, having power to adjust the roll annually in cases of change o ownership, &o. The Highway and Towi Boards to be supplied by the County Councils with their valuation rolls (3.) That County Councils should have power to make by-laws to regulate the width of tires on the wheels of vehicles plying on the roads within the county (4.) That County Councils should bo the Waste Lands Boards for their repective counties. Manawatu—No. Otaki —No answer. Haleombe —-Power should be given to enable all local bodies to regulate the width of tires on drays and wagons. Suit —The powers of counties to make by-laws to be simplified as much as possible, so as to avoid " special orders," and to reduce cost of advertising to a minimum. Kilbirnie —No. As far as I know the powers are sufficient as at present conferred ; except perhaps the regulation of the traffic on county roads, Kaiwara —No. Wairarapa West —No. Ifeatherston —No answer. Carterton —No answer. Waimea — The County Councils should have a voice in the administration of waste lands within their county. Power to create or alter highway districts. Motueka—County Councils should be intrusted with the administration of the waste lands in their respective counties, but should not have power to create or alter highway districts. Upper Motueka —Power to receive a portion of the revenue accruing from sales and rents of waste lands of the Crown within their boundaries. Waimea —Powers should be confined to matters of detail, or to make plain what might appear to be ambiguous. They should have the power, after bringing the Act into full force, of relinquishing the same if subsequently found desirable. Bichmond —Power should be given to counties to create new Road Boards and to provide for the election of members and to define their duties j power should also be given to counties to create River Boards in the same manner as that of Road Boards; and if power does not at present exist, it should be given to Committees to levy a special rate for river protection, &c.,from owners whose land adjoins rivers, and who would be benefited by such works, Committees to make by-laws to protect and guard river banks. Pan gatotara —No. Riwaka —No. Lower Moutere—Should have some authority in the management of Waste Lands. Collingioood —That Councils Bhould act as Licensing Committees, and have power to nominate a member of the Waste Lands Board. Collingwood —Should have a voice m the administration of waste lands. duller —That the administration of the Licensing Act be placed in the hands of the County Council. Inangahua —Yes. Councils should haye 3—A. 10

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the management of all hospitals anc charitable institutions within their boun daries, and power given them to levy a annual rate of 10*. upon every mal adult, such rate to go towards the main tenance of such hospitals and charitabl institutions. " The Municipal Corpora tions Act, 1876," and "The Countie Act, 1876," should be incorporated, by which new powers would be given to counties. Grey —That, with the view of saving expense, nil moneys voted by Parliament for works within the county should be expended under the sole supervision of the County Councils, where such bodies maintain an efficient staff of officers for carrying out public works : that County Councils should be local Land Boards: that County Councils should be empowered to make by-laws to license vehicles and horses in lieu of tolls : that the words "advertise for thirty days" in subsection 1 of section 103 of " The Public Works Act, 1876," be struck out: that County Councils should, like the General Government, be exempted from stamp duty on contracts : that in clause 44 of the Counties Act the Receivers of Gold-fields Revenue should be compelled to send in their lists of miners' rights on or before February Ist, instead of April Ist. Marlborough —No answer. Awatere—No answer. Oinaka—Tes ; in regard to fencing. Pelorus—Council to have power to make by-laws when Act in full operation only. Picton —No. Spring Creek —No answer. Wairau—Yes, in regard to fencing. Lower Wairau —Yes, with reference to fencing. Pukaka River Board—No answer. Kaikoura—lSo answer. Kaikoura River Board —No, unless it be to conserve rivers and streams that are not under the jurisdiction of any River Board. Ashley —No answer. Kyreton—No answer. Mandeville —No. Oxford—No. Waipara—No answer. West Eyreton—No suggestion. Selwyn —No answer. Courtenay—No answer. Heathcote- —Do not suggest any alteration in present Act. Lincoln —No answer. Riccarton —No answer. Templeton—None. South Waimakariri —No. Akaroa —No answer. Little River—The Council of the Akaroa County, in which county this district is situated, have been of no practical use as far as this district is concerned ; consequently this Board have no suggestions to make in relation to that body, except to abolish it. Pigeon Bay—No. Port Victoria —None whatever. Ashburton —They should be able to make by-laws on any matter subject to their control. Wakanui—Yes. To receive 20 per cent, of the moneys received from the sale of Crown lands within its boundaries, the same to be divided equally between the Road Boards and County Councils. Such, in our opinion, would be preferable to the proposed Crown Lands Rating Bill. To have the powers at present held by the Licensing Committees vested in them. The power of appointing Cemetery Trustees, Domain Boards, &o.

Mount Somers — That the Council should have power of making bylaws for all public works which they are empowered to undertake. Geraldine —That the election of Cemetery Boards, Park Commissioners, &c, should be made directly by the ratepayers, and the counties have the regulation of such elections. That hospitals and charitable aid should be under the management of the County Councils, the Government handing over tho funds to the county which are now applied to these institutions. That the control of the Licensing Courts be left to the County Councils, and a simplification and reduction of expenses be provided for in the working of the Act. Geraldine—They have already sufficient power. Mount Cook—That the whole of the local governing power and Government agency should be executed by the local body ; that is, that they should supply the Government with agricultural statistics, census returns, &c, and they should be made as useful to the country as possible by the Government imposing on the counties or Road Boards —if in existence—any duty they might advantageously undertake, such as Licensing Committeeship, Cemetery Trusteeship, and others now under separate and individual Boards. With regard to by-laws, the necessity for their existence is much felt in some counties, but a multiplicity of perhaps different and opposite by-laws adopted by each county would not be conducive to the welfare of the country. We think counties should be enabled to make by-laws subject to their approval by the Governor; that the by-laws desired should be submitted to the Government year by year; that the Government might alter or modify them so that there might be some uniformity and consistency throughout the colony. Mount Peel—No. Temuka—No answer. Westland — Power should be given to County Councils to make by-laws for the licensing of vehicles using county roads. The County Chairman should be an ex-qfficio member of the Waste Lands Boards. Vaitahi —Counties should have more power to regulate traffic on roads by regulating width of tires j they should bo the licensing body for the county, subject to the local-option clauses j they Bhould have the control of cemeteries, and grant aid to sparrow clubs out of county funds. Kakanui —No answer. Waiareka — Counties should have power to make by-laws to regulate width of tires of wheels of vehicles used on all roads within the county. Waitaki —Counties should have large powers for passing by-laws on local subjects. Vaikouaiti —County Councils should have large powers for passing by-laws on locals subjects ; but such by-laws should be inoperative until the Governor's assent is given thereto. Palmerston South—That the counties be empowered to levy a tax on the carriers. Waikouaiti—lt ought to be made compulsory that the rates and other revenues raised in ridings be spent in such riding, less a fair proportion for expenses. taniototo - — This Council is of opinion that, in the interests of settlement, and as a safeguard against the alienation of,

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