Brice (1909 Wrong) Governor Bonham
Hong Kong M63..
Sir,
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DS. 12/27 Oct / 48
I have the honor
to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch
of the 24 July last N 52, enclosing an explanatory Statement from M. A. Inglis, the Registrar General of Hong Kong
of
the circumstances
under which he had
overstayed the leave of absence which had
of
been granted
Had an earlier
in that Colony for the short period of twenty four days. opportunity offered, Should have
availed myself of it
Under these circum-
stances.
exonerate
I beg most respectfully to hope that His Excellency will
from any personal blame in
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this matter, my
leave of absence having been granted for the express purpose of bringing my wife from Australia to this Colony, and
no foresight on my part could provide against
the most tedious passages of Ninety-
nine
and nine
days respectively.
I have, &c.
(Signed) A. S.
L. Inglis
Registrar General.
(True Copy)
Marine
Colonial Secretary.
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been