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The bodies so far mentioned, however, do not necessarily complete the composition of the Com- mune. In any instance, there might be special or- ganizations to which it would be desirable, on ac- count of their importance in the town, to give rep- resentation. Again, what is far more important, the town as a whole cannot be treated as an undif- ferentiated unit. In electing their representatives to serve on the four Councils mentioned above,^ the citizens, if the town were of any size, would alm...ost certainly vote by Wards and each member on a Council would sit there as a Ward represen- tative in relation to his particular function. It is of the first importance, if this representation is to be a reality, that the Ward should exist, not merely as a polling district for various elections, but also as an active center for the expression of local opinion, which requires, for its successful eliciting, to be made articulate within the smallest natural areas of common feeling. Indeed, in the sphere both of consumers' and of civic organization, the ward in "Councils as distinct from Guilds, which would have their^ qynn varying electoral methods.
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