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And you simply base that on your opinion that the man

could not give sufficient time ?

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That is the principal reason.

NOW,

what other reason, assuming that could he got 16.037

over. Do you see any other very strong reason against

it?

Well yes, there would be less continuity of work.

There would be more ?

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The Chairman:--

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Kr Shelton Hooper:-

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Either yourself or Mr Hewett, if you undertook to

be Chairman of such a Roard, and undertook the entre

control of Public Works and Sanitary

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the Public Health

and Buildinge Board, as you called it, - you being out

of the Government would have no understudy, and you

choing away on leave, some new man would come in. He

would not know all the details, and there would be less

continuity.

Now, what would you say of the Board if the Chairman 16.059

were a Government Official ?

If he is a paid Government Official ?

Your first was a suggestion that the Chairman was a 16.040.

layman, an unofficial. Now, what should you say if it

was suggested that a high Government Official should ha

Chairman ?

If he had time go give to it, between one Board Meeting

and the next, well and good.

As we know, the Captain Superintendent of Police WLS

for a long time Chairman.

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You see what I mean, between the Board Meeting and the

Committee Kesting, you gentlemen at the head of these

Departments would do it all. I fail to see what the

Chairman would have to do. There would be Standing

Orders, rules laid down definitely, and we would make

THI

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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