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the Government in reference to the Sanitary Commissioner

of the Colony. I think it was originated by Scrutator,

on account of the public agitation against the sanitary

condition of the Colony, and shortly after my return I

recommended to the Government that I thought it was

advisable that the Sanitary Foard be made a Government

Department.

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Would you please make a note of it, Dr Atkinson, that

we want,

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I should like to have my original letter, in which I

recommended that, because I think I gave my reasons

there.

Then, I understand you to say just now that it did /6236

emanate from you,

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that you took the initial step?

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I tell you I cant tell you, until I see the C. 8. 0.

Well, on that you came back, and I think the Government/

sent for experts, Messrs Simpson and Chadwick, who

made a report ?

why,

Mr Shelton gooper:-

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Yes.

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And in their report, they recommended the creation of

the office of Sahitary Commissioner ?

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Yes.

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And that report, taken in conjunction with all the 16239.

other evidence that the goverment could obtain, both

from within the Government and from without, caused a

Bill to be introduced, which with amandments became

law and known as Ordinance No 1 of 1903 ?

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Yes.

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And in that Ordinance, the Government deleted what was

in the Bill, everything to do with creating the office

of sanitary Commissioner ?

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Yes.

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