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great deal of confusion as to what the various authorities
were and many matters of that sort which were not at all
clear. The Ordinance would have to be amended to make that
clear. The Governor is quite prepared that we should make
suggestions as to the amending of the Ordinance but he
suggests more with regard to the wording of the Ordinance and not with regard to the modification of the Sanitary
measures.
Shelton Hooper:- If we can draft an Ordinance to put the sanitation of the
Colony on different lines he might consider it.
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The Chairman :- With regard to the Rev Fong and Nr Osborne Shelton Hooper:- We are inquiring into the administration and we have taken
the President. Clearly the next witnessed must be the Secre-
-tary and the Medical Officer of Health and when we have got
these down we shall be better able to judge. We shall get on
The Chairman :-
with the officials before we get the Public up.
I agree with you there.
Shelton Hooper: There are one or two witnesses very anxious to give their
ovidence and whilst in their present frame of mind we might
The Chairmani-
got valuable evidence from then. I may tell you it is
neither of these two Officers - neither the Medical Officer
of Health not the Secretary.
I must give some reply to Rev Mr Fong and to Mr Osborne. I
shall tell him that we shall be very glad to hear him with
regard to any real change in the policy of the Ordinance.
The probability is that we shall be very loath to make any
alteration at all and it is for him to go to the Legislative
Council right away. Mr Osborne will be a very useful witness
to call.
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