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ble rehman
817.
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to the Principle Civil Redical officer ?
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1 say that the passing of Ordinance 23 of 1905 trans-
-ferred the power of the control of the Staff and control of
the finances but it did not give the Principle Civil Hedical
Officer the Jegal powers to enforce sanitation.
It practically made a state inside a state. The Principle 1360
Civil Medical Officer had unlimited powers with regard to
the Staff and finances »lthough he was a Member of the Board
and the Board bad certain rovers still left to them.
A:- It was transferred to the Principle Civi? Hedical Officer.
Q1- Tell, as far as you recollect, was any stat-munt nade eitherıbı 1361
the Legislative Council or at the Sanitary Board or ut
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any other Board made that the Sanitary Board's 'powers had -
been cut down or that there had been a transfer of power ?
I know of no such statement being made and, as I can't say,
chis de only my opinion.
Iou have formed this ozialna. Have you formed it based on
the way the Department has heen conducted since under that
Ordinance ?
I have basmi it on the way in which the Department has been
conducted recently.
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because these powers have practically been taken over froz
the Board without notice to the Board and these powers havo
been transferred t. the Principle Civil Hedical Officer wit.l
-out the knowledge of the Board or without consulting the
Board. Is that what it means?
01/01 Yes. 50 far as the Staff is concerned, the Principle Helical
A officer practically now recomments anyone he likes to fill a vacancy and the Board in not consulted. The Principle Civil Medical Officer cal authorise any expenditure without
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