14.
Absence from the Territory.
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(a) Except for such regular and authorised purposes as
attendance at Conferences, a Governor does not
normally leave the Territory in which he is serving
without having first applied for the Queen's
permission. In practice such applications are not
submitted to the Queen. A Governor wishing to take
leave, or to be absent for any other purpose, will
address a senior official by semi-official letter
or sometimes by telegram. Short leaves, or leave
for necessary reasons requested at short notice,
may be authorised by Heads of Dependent Territory
Geographical Departments, but they should always
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