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Q: Another point. Mr Hooper raised some questions on Section

112 or 111 about Concrete. He asked you on whose authority

notice was sent out and I understand you to say that the

Senior Inspector examined property, made his report to the

Secretary of the Sanitary Board, and the Secretary of the

Sanitary Board then sent out the notices. Have you any

knowledge on any occasion of the Secretary refusing to send

out a notice ?

A: No, I don't see the grounds he could have for refusing.

Q:- Now, in the working of the Sanitary Department what relation

has the Secretary to the Senior Inspector or to officers of

the Board? We have the Board and you as Principal Civil

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Medical Officer are executive head and you have a Secretary

and a large staff of officers. The Senior Inspector makes a

report to the Secretary, What relation has a Senior Inspector

to the Secretary ? It is his own department. Is the Sacre-

-tary a typewriter who merely works mechanically or does he

represent the Board. Doesn't he hold more the position of a

chief clerk in a big office or an adjutant in a regiment ?

on Hooper: There are his duties.

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Fett :-

I know but I want to get an expression from Dr Clark of

what he thinks his duties are. Is not the Secretary practi-

-cally your adjutant ?

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Yes.

You are President of an important Board and your Secretary

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is practically your adjutant. Surely the Inspectors are

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