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CITY OF PORT ADFLATDE
ALLOCATION SYSTEM.
This year the Council altered its system of alloca
tion. and in addition to allocating tiic IHiblic Works
expenditure, a system of allocation was introduced to
provide for expenditure on Public Works, Lighting.
Health, and Reserves, on the basis of rate revcinie in
each ward. Owing to the disabilities of North \\ ard,
resulting from the application of the t)ld allocation sys
tem, over a number of years, the Council granted the
ward an additional expenditure of £1,000. This was
l)orrowed from the Cemetery Fund. The ap])licati<)n of
the new allocation system is illustrated in the state
ment attached to the Balance Sheet. i
EQUAL REPRESENTATION.
Following on the rejection by the Government of
the petition from a number of residents of Le Fcvre's
l^eninsula to secede from Port Adelaide, a further peti
tion was circulated, for signature of ratepayers, for the
creation of a third ward on Le Fe\ re's Peninsula, the
object^ being to give two extra representaii\ es on that
side of the river. The Council decided to investigate tlic
question of representation in the Council and ai)pointcd
sub-committee to make enquiries and re])ort. The
Committee recommended the Council to i)etition the
Ciovernment to alter the number of members of the
Coiincil by ai)Solving Centre Ward, and annexing parts
of it to South and East Wards. However, the Com
mittee's recommendations were rejected, and the Coun
cil decided to forward a petition from the Council for the
creation of three vvards on Le Fevre's Peninsula. Owing
to the difference of opinion between members, the c]lic.<-
tion was the subject matter of discussion at, manv meet
ings of the Council, and it was eventually decided thai
in addition to tlie petition to forward a minont\' report
deletion of Centre Ward. Circumstarces jirc-
cluded the forwarding of either a petiiion or the report,
and the whole matter subsequently lapsed.
SUPERANNUATION.
As from 1st July, 19U5, the Council inaugurated a
subsidized superannuation scheme for all its employees.