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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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under the President's orders ?

A:- I can carry out the ordinary routine work without his direc-

-tions

Q: I think the Secretary carries out the ordinary work of an 1063 106%

office without every day receiving instructions from the

President or his managing director, whatever the name may be

But do you mean to say you are independent at all of the

administrative head of the Board in any way whatever ?

Have you got any powers which he cannot control ?

A: Yes.

Q: There is a certain amount of work to be done in your office 1064 1064

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Q:-

and you say that in certain conditions you are under the

President, The President being the administrative head. I

gather from that that there are other conditions under which

you work independently of him ?

What I really meant to have said was that the first case

which I gave in which the President directed me carry out

certain duties -

And are there duties which you carry out without his direc- 1065 10650

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-tion ?

Are you speaking of the Principle Civil Nedical Officer or

the President ?

The President.

Belton Hooper: It would simplify matters if I asked him this: Is there any lobb

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distinction between the President of the Board and the administrative head of the Sanitary Department ? He is one

and the same person. The Principle Civil Nedical Officer is

ex officio Chairman of the Sanitary Board ?

A:-

Chairman and Administrative Head.

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The Principle Qivil Medical Officer is by law the adminis

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-trative head of the Sanitary Department. He has different