CO129-269 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1895 [12] — Page 24

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prompt closing of lower unfit for human habitation with or without compensation.

It should have an

sisting

ded

at least

persons :.

Ke

adequate staff con.

officers

following

1. A Suitary Superintendent and Scorebory 2. A Medical Officer

2. A Sanitary Engineer

4. A Chief Inspector of Auisance

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or Deputy Superintendent. 5. Iveive suspectors of tuisance

It sufficient number of Affice Clerks, Perseers, Coolies, cto. With such increased power aus staff as suggested, the present Sanitary

Board would become a much more. utiful and effective institution, and would be found equal to the discharge of the various important duties entrusted

to it

by

160

Government

and it would

much with public approval and support. An the other hand, if the Govern.

mart is dekrmined to reconstruct the

Board

I

mite

Board, I am of opinion that the next best thing to be done is to abolish the Sanitary Board altogether and create a Government department and call it the Sanitary Department where all the officers, high and low, shall be appointed by the Government, whiely subject to Government control and held directly responsible to the Government. Such Department would have my -qualified approval and I believe that of the public also. In houtions time The Government, Krough this departurant, would have compite charge of and control over the sanitation of the Crimy, and would have no excuse for i

· for reglect

of duty.

But I am recorwtruction.

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strongly against the the Sanitary Board on the line as proposed, viz : there Govern. ment officials and two un- officials; the former to consist of a Medical Officer who is to be President, a SanitaryEngine

and