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Yes, they are all under him. "The Principal Civil Medical Officer shall give such directions as may be necessary for carrying out and giving effect to the decisions of the Board, and shall be the Administrative Head of the ganitary Department". That is practically the duties in a nutshell. All the officers are under him.
Mr Shelton Hooper:
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And you are responsible for their work ?
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Yes, I take it I am.
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The Chairman:-
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And you have to keep yourself posted in all the general work and details of the Department ?
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You, that is so.
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You say you supervise the work and should know all thị is going on in the Department ?
We will say the Legislative Council votes $24,000 for the Sanitary Department, and that is prad out by the Treasurer to the secretary, and through the Secretary to other people, in payment of supplies, and contracta.
Could you know, would you have a very clear idea of
how that money was spent ?
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Yes, all accounts pass through me,
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And whether you receive proper value for the money
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And whether it is entered up in proper books ? Yes. Of course, the Secretary is responsible for that, under se, but all sheques are signed by me, and all accounts are soon by me, every one of them.
And I suppose you look upon it thatthe Secretary of the Department is really your official accountant ?
Yes. You see I am responsible.
But you look to your Secretary as the Accountant ? ib.biz
I look upon him as Accountant and Chief Clerk, as I mentioned the other day.