CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 590

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Enclosure 5.

It by remarks calculated to remove the false impression that had been created.

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5.

Mr. Hewett is not a man, as far as I am aware, who takes a practical interest in the actual work of the Sanitary Staff. But he is extremely anxious to see the re-organization recommended in the Report carried into effect. I have already sent Your Lordship a copy of Sir Matthew Nathan's minute on the subject of the Administrative Head of the Department. I now enclose copy of my minute with which I submitted to him the Director of Public Works' Memorandum of the 18th of April and of Sir Matthew Nathan's minutes thereon.

6.

I am at a loss to understand how Mr. Hewett gained the impression that Sir Matthew Nathan was favourably disposed towards the re-organization scheme, and I feel sure that there must be misunderstanding in the matter. That scheme I regard as unpractical. It would, moreover, inevitably involve additional expense as the establishment of new Sub-departments always does, and it would lead only in one direction - agitation for a Municipality, an expensive luxury thoroughly unsuited to the

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Enclosure 5. It by remarks calculated to remove the false impression that had been created. 584 5. Mr. Hewett is not a man, as far as I am aware, who takes a practical interest in the actual work of the Sanitary Staff. But he is extremely anxious to see the re-organization recommended in the Report carried into effect. I have already sent Your Lordship a copy of Sir Matthew Nathan's minute on the subject of the Administrative Head of the Department. I now enclose copy of my minute with which I submitted to him the Director of Public Works' Memorandum of the 18th of April and of Sir Matthew Nathan's minutes thereon. 6. I am at a loss to understand how Mr. Hewett gained the impression that Sir Matthew Nathan was favourably disposed towards the re-organization scheme, and I feel sure that there must be misunderstanding in the matter. That scheme I regard as unpractical. It would, moreover, inevitably involve additional expense as the establishment of new Sub-departments always does, and it would lead only in one direction - agitation for a Municipality, an expensive luxury thoroughly unsuited to the
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onclosure 5. it by remarks calculated to remove the false impression that had been created. 584 5. Mr. Hewett is not a man, as far as I am aware, who takes a practical interest in the actual work of the Sanitary Staff. But he is extremely anxious to see the re-organization recommended in the Report carried into effect. I have already sent Your Lordship a copy of Sir Matthew Nathan's minute on the subject of the Administrative Head of the Department. I now enclose copy of my minute with which I submitted to him the Director of Public Works' Memorandum of the 18th. of April and of Sir Matthew Nathan's minutes thereon. 6. I am at a loss to understand how Mr. Hewett gained the impression that Sir Matthew Nathan was favourably disposed towards the re-organization scheme, } and I feel sure that there must be misunderstanding in the matter. That scheme I regard as unpractical. It would } moreover, inevitably involve additional expense as the establishment of new Sub-departments always does, and it would lead only in one direction agitation for a Municipality, an expensive luxury thoroughly unsuited to the
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onclosure 5.

it by remarks calculated to remove the false impression

that had been created.

584

5.

Mr. Hewett is not a man, as far as

I am aware, who takes a practical interest in the actual

work of the Sanitary Staff. But he is extremely anxious

to see the re-organization recommended in the Report

carried into effect.

I have already sent Your Lordship

a copy of Sir Matthew Nathan's minute on the subject of the

Administrative Head of the Department. I now enclose copy

of my minute with which I submitted to him the Director of

Public Works' Memorandum of the 18th. of April and of Sir

Matthew Nathan's minutes thereon.

6.

I am at a loss to understand how

Mr. Hewett gained the impression that Sir Matthew Nathan

was favourably disposed towards the re-organization scheme,

}

and I feel sure that there must be misunderstanding in the

matter. That scheme I regard as unpractical. It would

}

moreover, inevitably involve additional expense as the

establishment of new Sub-departments always does, and it

would lead only in one direction

agitation for a

Municipality, an expensive luxury thoroughly unsuited to

the

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