2000.
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Medical man, in the same way as they nsult their legal adviser, or their Member of the Public Works
Department, but I am talking of any correspondence from the Government, or from the public, which relates to the Department. Dont you think that the Secretary
should know all that ?
Most of it does pass through his hands. It is very
exceptional if it doesnt.
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But some correspondence does not ?
A.
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It is very exceptional. I think it has occurred once
or twice, not often.
What I want to get at is, your idea as to what the 16369
duties and position of the Secretary of the Department
should be. He is a responsible officer, and presumably
a man who is to be trusted?
A.
Yes.
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And therefore I cant see that he should not see all the
correspondence which relates to the Lepartment,
put
it that way. Can you see any reasonable grounds why he
should not, what is the objection ?
I dont think there is any objection to his sening it,
myself. Of course, if there was any communication confidential from the Government to the head of the
Department, he would not see it.
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Dont you think he ought to ↑
A.
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I dont think he ought. Of course, anything confidential
between the Government and head of the Department, is
intended to be confidential.
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You submit things to the Board, which are confidential. The Audretary is aware of that. The Chairman suggested: Can you give a hyp thetionl case as to what sort of
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