text_original: I^cal adminis  tration, as now understood, was the last thing with which the governing bodies concerned themselves.
text_transcription: LOCAL ADMINISTRATION AS NOW UNDERSTOOD WAS THE LAST THING WITH WHICH THE GOVERNING BODIES CONCERNED THEMSELVES
phonemes: aɪ kˈæl ɐdmˈɪnɪz tɹˈeɪʃən, æz nˈaʊ ˌʌndɚstˈʊd, wʌzðə lˈæst θˈɪŋ wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɪŋ bˈɑːdiz kənsˈɜːnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz.