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NO,
Mr Shelton Hooper:-
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Do you mean to say that the Secretary is to be kept in ignorance?
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it is only while the matter is under consideration. I dont see the drift of that, quite. If there is a moot point as to the meaning of a section of a Bye Law, and you say we will take the opinion of the law officers
of the Crown, why should the Secretary not be informed during the time that is in correspondence, what harm
can be done?
Simply because it is the Administrative Head, that is
the man to be informed by the Crown Solicitor, if he is consulted on any point. It is not the Secretary.
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What harm can there be ?
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No harm at all, wheh the matter is settled. While the matter is a moot point, I think it is advisable that it should be between the head of the Department, and the law officers of the Crown, and not throug: the Secretary. Do you think the Secretary might divulge it to the 16378 detriment of the good administration of the Ordinance ?
No, that is not the reason. There is a reason. Of
course, the Crown Solicitor has been consulted by the
Secretary, and almost every officer of the Board. He
prefers himself that that shall not continue, that he shall be consulted by the head of the Department, and
not by the officers of the Board.
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I suppose you have seen a letter that was ordered to be
submitted to you on your arrival, which was submitted
to us. Is it in connection with that, that you are
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Dont you think now, apart from the Secretary, as you have raised that point, that if there is a moot point
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