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advantageous to the ratepayers. Tuhikaramea —As at present. Raglan — Road Board members Bhould hold office for three years. Pirongia—For two years. Three to retire one year, and two the next. Kaglan Town—Eor a fixed time, as at present. Whakatane —As at present. Cook —Annual elections. Ormond — Members of the Road Board should be elected in a similar manner to the Borough Councils. Patutahi —A fixed time of three years. Te Arai —Hold office for one year. Poverty Bay—Annually. That four members should have the power to expel the fifth if obstructive and objectionable. Tauranga —No answer. Katikati — Annually. New election every year. Te Puna —Should be elected annually. Wairoa —No road districts in county. Council have no suggestions to offer. Sawke's Bay —Where divided into wards, elections to be annual; where not so divided, one-third to retire each year. Heretaunga —Should be elected annually. Kereru and Aorangi —As now existing. Maraekakaho —The whole to be elected annually. Okawa—Road Board members should be elected annually where district divided into wards; where not so divided, one-third to retire annually. Papakura—Elected annually. Petane—There should be an annual election to give all ratepayers an opportunity of holding office. Te Mala — The Board should be elected annually. Waipawa —Koad Boards Bhould be elected annually. Norse wood — Should be elected annually. Ocro —Road Board members should be elected annually. Ormondville —Road Boards should be elected annually. Ruataniwha North — Road Boards should be elected annually. Tamumu —That the present system of electing Wardens for twelve mouths is the most satisfactory one. Woodville —Annual election. Taranaki —One year. Manganui—Yes, two years, a portion retiring each year. Mangarei —I do not think you will belter the system adopted here at present. Members are appointed for twelve months, and all retire together. Carrington—Yes, for three years. Waitara West —Road Boards should be a continuous body, about onethird going out each year. Egmont—Should hold office for one year only. Moa —The whole to be elected annually by ballot. Okato—Yearly election, as at present. Clifton —All retire every year. Waitara East —To be elected every three years, or one-third to retire yearly, the first retirement to begin with those who have the least number of votes. This would make Road Boards less liable to have work begun, one year, laid aside by their successors. Inglewood—For a fixed period of twelve months. Patea —Not considered. Matvera —No answer. Haw era —: The same system as at present.

Question 11 — continued.

Waimate—That Road Board members should hold office for three years ; one-third retiring annually. Ngairc—should hold office for three years, and one-third retire annually. Wangatiui —Three years fixed. Waitotara —We see no reason to alter the present arrangements in that respect. Mangitilcei — The same as at present, under "The Highways Act, 1874," (Wellington). Rangitikei—The same as at present, under "The Highways Act, 1874" (Wellington). Lethbridge — Election for three years, three members to retire every year. Manawatu —For three years, as in " The Highways Act, 1874" (Wellington). Manawatu —The present system seems to us to act well enough, whilst the method of retiring by rotation would entail annual expense and annoyance. Otaki—Road Board members should hold office for not longer than two years. Halcombe —Same as at present. Suit —Left as at present. Kilbirnie—The present arrangement of a three years' term of office suits very well. Kaiwara —Same as at present. Wairarapa West —Same as now. Featherston —Part should retire annually. Carterton —They should hold office for a fixed period, say three years. Waimea —One-half Bhould retire every year. Motueka — One - half should retire every year. Upper Motueka — One-half retire every year as at present. Waimea — One-half should r tire every year. Richmond —One half to retire every year. Pangatotara —A proportion should etire every year. Rikawa—One half retire yearly, as at present. Lower Moutere—A proportion should retire every year. Collingwood —One-half yearly. Collingwood— One - half retire annually. Bullei —Fixed time, and same as counties. Inangahua —Road Board members should hold office as long as members of County Councils. Grey —That Road Board members should hold office for one year, retiring annually. JKarlborough —No answer. Awatere—A proportion should retire every year, so as to keep up a continuity of the Board, and to avoid an entirely new body being created. Omaka —No j by a majority of the Board. Pelorus —Do not think that we can improve on our present system, as to term and retirement of members. Picton —A portion retire every year as at present. Spring Creek—One-half retire each year. Wairau —One-half retire each year. Lower Wairau —Hold office for two years, and half the members retire every year. Pukaka —■ A portion should reti every year. TLaikoura —No answer. Kaikoura River Board—A proportion should retire annually. Ashley —No answer Eyreton—The p esent system of be-

ing elected for two years, a portion to retire each year, is satisfactory. Mandeville —As at present. Oxford—As at present. Waipara—The present Bystem works very well. West Eyreton —A proportion retire every year. Selwyn —ln this provincial district Road Board members hold office for two years, two out of the five retiring one year and three in the next. This system has worked exceedingly well. Courtenay —No alteration required. Heathcote—The present method of electing members for two years has worked satisfactorily. It is recommended that whatever the number of members may be, one-half, or as nearly one-half as possible, should retire annually. Lincoln —Yes, a proportion retire every year. The present Road Board Ordinance makes ample provision for this. Riccarton —Hold office for two years, and a portion retire every year. Templeton—Proportion should retire every year. South Waimakariri —If consisting of only five members they should retire from office as at present, two one year and three the next; i£ more than five, suggest one-third retire each year. Alcaroa —No answer. Little River —To hold office as at present. Pigeon Bay —The present system in Canterbury is satisfactory. Port Victoria—Just as they hold office now. Ashburton —Same as at present. Wakanui —Same as at present. Mount Soniers —As at present. Geraldine — The present system works satisfactorily. Geraldine —A proportion of the members to retire. Mount Cook —Road Board members should hold office for two years each ; half should go out of office each year. Any storekeeper or publican in the district, unless the bond fide owner or occupier of land by lease for five years of the rateable value of £100 per annum, should be disqualified for election as a member of a Road Board or county. Mount Peel—The system adopted in the Provincial District of Canterbury is that Road Boards consist of five members, of whom two and three retire in alternative years. We consider this cannot be improved upon. Temuka—The system in force at the present time works satisfactorily. Westland —No Road Boards on the coast. Waitaki —Road Board members should be elected for three years, one-third retiring annually. Kakanui—For three years, one-third to retire annually. Waiareka — Road Board members Bhould be elected for three years, one-third to retire every year. Waitaki —For three years, one-third to retire annually. Waiicouaili —Members should be elected for three years, one-third retiring annually. Palmerston South —No alteration to present system. Waikouaiti —■ Present system work well enough. Maniototo —This Council is not in a position to express an opinion. Peninsula —No answer. Peninsula —Members of Road Boards should be elected for three years