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It might be, but this is a matter of convenience. But it might result in abuses or mistakes ?

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rhelton Hooper:-

Yes. It evidently satisfies the Government.

In the past ?

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Yes.

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Those hooks, Dr Atkinson, were twice asked for before, by the Commission, and ware not produced. Had they bean produced earlier, it would have saved a lot of questions heing asked the Secretary, and it would possibly have altered part of the Report of the

Commission on the books and accounts.

It has already been written, and it was to be

considered this afternoon.

If that Report is not altered, and any incorrect statements go in, this must be borne in mind. Are you aware that prosecutions take place in respect of certain nuisances, of mich the owner or the tenant, as the case may be, have never had any notice to ahate them? Is that with your approval *

I am not aware that that is 80.

iny approval, if it wera.

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I would ask you, if you would give your attention to

it, and if it is going on, to see that it should be

Put a stop to if possible.

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They are always supposed to he in form. (continuing). I would just like to amplify what I stated already.

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I did not mean to impute that the Secretary had not

kapt proper accounts. What I meant to state, was that the office records were improperly kept. I often had

to refer to the office records, and I could not pet a

C. S. 0. and it appears thene were not properly indexed.

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You mean to may, that altrough the accounts were

the office records properly kept, at the came time,

were not properly kept ?

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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