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Mr. Horju

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amendments are in italios, if that is an assistance

to you.

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30 Q.

That is the one I have got. - I represented to the

Government that the Public Health Work of the Colony

would be more efficiently carried on with the Sanitary

Board a Department of the Government.

That emanated from you ?

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It did, after conversation with the Governor.

Yes, but it emanated from you. It was in a conversation

that you made the suggestion ?

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference:-

C.O. 537

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The correspondence emanated from me. Practically the

conversation was embodied in a recommendation from me

to the Governor at his request.

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At his request, that you should make the suggestion, to

make it a Department? I dont quite follow that.

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I cant tell you exactly how it was.

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I want to know the initial step that was taken.

Yes, that is why I am so careful, because I want to

find out. It is rather difficult for me.

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The Chairman:-

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I am rather afraid, Dr Atkinson, we shall have to ask

you to come before us a second time, and we shall have

to ask you to bring any papers that are necessary

before us later on.

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Well, I think I know the things you want, and I think

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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

OUT PERMISSION OF THE PUBLIC REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHICALLY WITH- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH - NOT TO BE

I can give it better to you if you want it, by telling

you the correspondence I had with the Government.

You can give us the originals later on.

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I was appointed 1 resident of the Sanitary Board on the

24th August 1901, and in the same month, 1901, I

recommended to the Governor that the Sahitary Board be

made a Government Department. Of course, if you

recollect, I wan recalled from my leave at home on

account of this Petition which had been presented to