1 MAY 1926, Page 11

British ratepayers who are dissatisfied with their plight in some

of our larger cities might study what the City Manager has achieved in the United States. On this side of the Atlantic we have the example of Dublin. Municipal affairs were in a sorry mess in- Dublin until paid com- missioners were put in charge. I am informed by an Irish friend that the- ratepayers would give an almost unanimous vote in favour of the retention of the paid commissioners. The civic administration of Dublin was never so efficient as it is to-day, and rates have been substantially reduced. The largest city that has a City Manager is, I believe, Cleveland, Ohio, one of the most progressive places in the United States.