Reports, correspondence, memorandums and papers on the subject of the reshaping of local government in Northern Ireland. Includes programme for Conference at the New University of Ulster, Coleraine entitled ‘The Reshaping of Local Government’ (25&26 Sept 1969); Letter from John Oliver, Ministry of Development, to Maurice Hayes enclosing two memoranda from Robert Baxter and Cornelius O’Leary of QUB on the issue of local government in Northern Ireland (13 Mar 1970); ‘Local Government in Northern Ireland’, report on the proceedings at a conference at Templepatrick (19 Sept 1968); ‘Notes by Dr. Oliver on Local Authority Functions’; hand-outs from a course on Public Administration in Northern Ireland, an Extra-Mural Studies course with Magee University College, 25-27 June 1969, which has Maurice as one of the lecturers; Report of Working Party of Town Clerks on Administration and Management on Re-organisation of Local Government; photocopy of article ‘A Case for Amalgamation’ by David Pyle, on Fermanagh County Council; Submissions of the Association of Local Authorities of Northern Ireland to the review body on the Re-shaping of Local Government in Northern Ireland (26 Feb 1970); draft submission of S.E. Down proposed local government area; Statement by Chairman on Local Government Re-organisation on Downpatrick Urban District Council; Copy letter from [ ], Secretary of the Northern Ireland Town Clerks’ Association, to Dr. Oliver responding to his queries on their submission on Local Government Re-Organisation (20 July 1967); material associated with the working party on the role of Town Clerk arising out of the Government’s proposals for Re-shaping of Local Government meeting under the auspices of the Northern Ireland Town Clerks’ Association; Letter from LA Roche, Regional Planning Conference Ireland 69, to Maurice Hayes, arranging the first meeting of a steering committee on Command Paper 530 ‘The Re-Shaping of Local Government’ which has Maurice Hayes as one of its members (12 Aug 1969); press cutting on talk given by Maurice Hayes to the Ballinahinch Business and Professional Women’s Club on the issue of local government re-organisation; letter from [ ], Secretary of the Town Clerks’ Association to Dr. Oliver, Ministry of Development, on his proposals, commenting that they thought that they went further than was necessary and promising to send on a detailed response (8 June 1967); Copy of pamphlet, H.W.F. Reid, ‘Local Government in Northern Ireland: the Background’ (20 Oct 1965), 10pp; paper, ‘Local Government Reform in Northern Ireland’ by R.J. Lawrence; letter from Ray Henderson, Town Clerk, Londonderry to Alexander Gamble, Secretary of the Northern Ireland Town Clerks’ Association, outlining his objections to the proposed reshaping of local government in Northern Ireland, commenting that there is no guarantee that the centralisation of functions will lead to a better service, and feeling that that there should be a greater commitment to utilizing the existing machinery effectively (21 Mar 1967); minutes, correspondence and other documents associated with the response of the Northern Ireland Town Clerks’ Association response to the proposed reform; Interim Reports of the National Democratic Party presented at its Annual Conference, including one on electoral reform (15 Oct 1966); article by R.J. Lawrence on local government reform in the “Belfast Telegraph” (21 Oct 1966); Circular letter from Edwin Rhodes, Convenor of the Committee for Extra-Mural Studies, Magee University College, Londonderry, to Maurice Hayes, forwarding details of the Second Development Conference being held on 14-15 October 1966; paper by Sir Francis Hill ‘The Partnership in Theory and Practice’; Letter from John A Oliver, Ministry of Development, to Alexander Gamble thanking him for the views of the Northern Ireland Town Clerks’ Association and their constructive approach to the question. He canvasses their opinion on the composition of any statutory boards which may be established under the proposed reform (12 June 1967); correspondence between Maurice Hayes and John A Oliver, Ministry of Development, discussing which functions could be developed to larger regional units of administration, and which ones Maurice feels should be retained by town councils (June-July 1966).
