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But you don't consider they are necessarily binding upon the 1263 Principle Civil Medical Officer or his subordinates? You say they act as a sort of guide to the Principle Civil Medical Officer but do you mean to say they are not binding? 4:- They are binding in so far as the Principle Civil Hedical

Officer is satisfied with them. He is satisfied with then.

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Principle Civil Medical Officer to recognise them?

Yes, The staff is under the direction of the Principle Civil

Medical Officer and the Standing Orders are really a guide

for the staff so far as the Principle Civil Medical Officer

is concerned.

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the Principle Civil Medical Officer tells you to ignore them

you ignore them ?

That is so.

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Dr Clark did not

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