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the Government in reference to the Sanitary Commissioner
of the Colony. I think it was originated by Scrutator,
on account of the public agitation against the sanitary
condition of the Colony, and shortly after my return I
recommended to the Government that I thought it was
advisable that the Sanitary Foard be made a Government
Department.
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Would you please make a note of it, Dr Atkinson, that
we want,
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I should like to have my original letter, in which I
recommended that, because I think I gave my reasons
there.
Then, I understand you to say just now that it did /6236
emanate from you,
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that you took the initial step?
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I tell you I cant tell you, until I see the C. 8. 0.
Well, on that you came back, and I think the Government/
sent for experts, Messrs Simpson and Chadwick, who
made a report ?
why,
Mr Shelton gooper:-
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Yes.
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And in their report, they recommended the creation of
the office of Sahitary Commissioner ?
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Yes.
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And that report, taken in conjunction with all the 16239.
other evidence that the goverment could obtain, both
from within the Government and from without, caused a
Bill to be introduced, which with amandments became
law and known as Ordinance No 1 of 1903 ?
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Yes.
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And in that Ordinance, the Government deleted what was
in the Bill, everything to do with creating the office
of sanitary Commissioner ?
A.
Yes.
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