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fou are also ex officio of the Council. It could be that the ski Government might take up a peculiar attitude and they night prefer to consult the members of the Executivo Ca:mcil b·forą ` Lhey took anybody into their confidence. In 15 not possible that they might send the papers confidentially to you 18

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covers which mark them as such ?

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on the same subject which was addensnod to ma 3a Principle Medical Officer. I was not o rtain whether I ma justifiad in submitting that further corresponılanda, which included a despatch written by His Excellency himself, to the Board und therefore, I asked the Government whether I was so justified or not. In that particular game they said,Yes; and it was laid before the Board. That is what I mean by saying that in

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