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because that is nore than supervision if you direct his to

write letters to the public ?

A: Yes, but that is so very occasionally. I am speaking of the

great mass of the latter. The great mass of the lettera I

do not see. Occasionally one may come before me and I may

instruct.

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Would that only be in the case of a very sortant letter or

might something very trivial come before you ?

I will give you an illustration. A gentleman, I need not

mention his name, applied to the Board the other day for

a sinehat Termission to erect a verandah on Crow Land. The letter was

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submitted to me and I minuted it Better inform applicant

that the Boart have no powers in the matter The Secretary

brought it back to me and said Would it not be better to

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circulate this to the Board I said " 198, do so My firat

thought on seeing that letfer wan, What use is there in

circulating papers to the Board which the Board have no

power to deal with. My second thought was that the Board may

like to know the applications which they have no power to

deat with as it may appear to them desi›able to ask for such

powers. I give you that simply as an idea.

Shelton Hoopers- That is exactly, what I want to get on to.

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A: That is an exceptional case, but the bulk of the letters I

don't sea. As a matter of fact, I have not got cases in my

mind hut still that is a very good case of what I mean.

Q:- That letter itself was it got addressed to the Secretary

arrying to the Board for exemption.

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9:- Aa you have quoted a hypothetical once, That was it ?

At It was aking for son-thing which the Bount had no power to

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