(11) all formal, matters including electlons shouldbe d sposed of by neans of decisions in ' accordance wlth the present practice adopted!n rncs t cases i (111) taklng note-of the reports of various organs,agencLeE, eE E2si and speciirl comnlttees StouiaDe ot sposecl of afso by means of decis j.ons unlessson€ actlon ls requlred on the part of govern_- - rnents on matters . ar!.s ing out of tirose r6ports _the-present practice in'tfrj-s i-gara ls notunl.for:nl and (1v) q1l matteE whlcl.r are -slmply postponed h,lthout. disqrsslon or .lntended to-U6 aiicussed furtherat the followlng sessions may also be thesubject rnatter of declslons ,r"iess sone actlon. ls reqJested to be taken by nember gicvernrnents. . Another lnpoEtant questlon 1n the natter ofratlonalisatlon of work is ttre allocatlon of, ltems toUle Maln Cot|lrllttees and the modalities for their consi_deratlon. In ttrls connectlon the matter rrrhj'ch shouldlre of ;lrlnary fuq)o rtance ls tbat there should be adeg,ratetlme and opporeunlty for dlscusslon of essential lssueE.It may be stat€d that the allocation of work between theMaln Comlttees has followed a stero_typed pattern dueto whlch the tlre Second Conrnittee finds itself over_ burdened with a largte number of issues whilst ttre workload of the Fourth Cormittee ls gradually on the d,ecllne,fJ€ process of decolonlsatl,on having nearly been cornple ted., A/40/726 Bngllshpage 7? fndeed, some of tlre ltems whj.ch are now before the Second Conml,ttee could easily be dealt wl-tlt by the Third Conurtttee as tlre preponderant elerEnts on matte rs llke environment, dlsaster relief etc., lnelude social {ssues even though they have sorne lj-nk wlth economic deveLopnEnt fn the worklng of the Ma1n cormittee 3 thems€lves lt is felt th at the work s chedule should be so organlzed as to allow concentration on a specified numbe r of essentla! issues and to have tl-me available for adequate reflectlon and consultatlons between delegations on suctr issues. To this errd, lt mj.ght be considered