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to the Governor. (Q)- It is not necessary to ropart to the Snitary Board ? (A)- The Sanitary Bossd have no poweru, Tha Sanitary Bouril dould have no powers because that brings it back to this - that the Officera of the Sanitary Department are Government offioiena and being Government Officials they are under the Onlonial Office regulations which a England. Even the Governor hineel? practically hae no power. Nor, do you admit the authority of the Sanitam Board in Controling the work of the Sanitung Department ? Do you alait that the Sanitary Board is the executive council of the Sanitarg Department ? I put that to you as a question ?

Inuld you mind repeating it ?

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Do you recognise the Sanitary Board se n Beard me being the 320 axecutive body controling the work of the Banitar, Depart-

-ment ?

I could not answ... all that question.

I don't want to run you into a corner. I have got something 330

in my mind that I am working at. Well, 76 are not prepared

to may it straight off that they are sol -ly the executive

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Aim Mo, 1 ar not prepared to say it is solely an executive body

They have large ¡ower, under the Örlinange chich

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-istered by the Officers of the Banitary Department but the

Melical Officer of Health alno hai song poears which he may

uxorcise independently of the Board.

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