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You dont remember I suppose who asked Watkins to quote

a price ?

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No, I dont suppose anyone asked him. The custom is to write in, and submit samples and quote the price. But doesnt that depend on the quantity that is likely

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to be ordered ?

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25-0.

I mean it is in the public press that house to house cleansing is to be done, and naturally any firm

interested would write in andoffer to supply material. Now, what fims do write in. Is that brought to the 15813 notice of the Board in every case ?

It is difficult to say.

But so far as you know, it is not ▼ Would it come 15824 before you in every case, I will put it that way ? Or course, it goes before the Secretary?

I think speaking generally, yes.

And should you a nsider it part of your duty to lay 15815′′

that before the Board ?

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You mean part of the duty of the N. 0. H. ↑

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it part of your duty to consult the Head -* the Department ?

Undoubtedly, yes.

Now, if you were Administrative Head of the Department27

and the M. 0. H. had submitted them to you, should you

consider it part of your duty as Head of the Department to submit that to the Board or not ?

I dont think so, under the present regime.

You said that provided the germicidal qualities of 15828 Carbolosa and Jayes Fluid were the same, gou would order Carbelasene in preference 'to Jeyes Fluid ?

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Yes.

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Why ?

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