The new Board of Conservators will be partly elected and partly nominated by the Superintendent. Ever since the original Act came into force, it has been felt that a Board entrusted with the power of levying and spend ing taxes ought not to be a nominated Board, and the feeling is altogether in keeping with English ideas of go vernment. The constitution of the Board under the new Act is a com promise, but a perfectly legitimate and judicious one everything considered. No Board of Conservators is to con sist of less than three or more than five members. If there are five, the Superintendent has tie power of appointing and removing two, and if there are less than five he has the power of appointing and removing one. The rest of the Conservators are to be elected, and if any Conservators dis trict includes one or more cities or boroughs, or any part of a city or borough, incorporated under the pro visions of “The Municipal Corpora tions Act, 1867,” the Mayor of such city or borough shall be ex officio a member of the Board of Conservators, in addition to those already mentioned. It may be asked why the Board should not be purely elective, why, in fact, the Superintendent should have the power of nominating one or two mem bers. The twenty-fifth clause of the New Act furnishes without assigning a reason. By that clause, it is pro vided that “ all property belonging to “ or in the occupation of the Provin “ cial Government, or the Superinten dent on behalf of the province, “ which, if it did not so belong or “ were not so occupied, would be “ liable to be rated, shall be liable to “ be rated for the purposes of this Act.” Whenever the Board of Conservators agree to levy a rate, whether special or general, they must inform the Superin tendent and Provincial Auditor, “ or : “ some other person appointed by the “ Governor for the purpose.” The. 