...explain the general outlines which such legislation should follow. In regard to this it was said — "Special attention will be required in settling the...various local bodies should be clearly and distinctly defined by statute so that there may be as little risk of friction and misunderstanding as possible....

...regarding the items of expenditure that could be transferred. The provincial governments were told that "it would be hopeless to expect any real development of self-government if the local boards were subject to check or interference in matters of detail," and the GovernorGeneral's anxiousness...