and I have
an
without rendering imperative immediate and lengthened absence, no hesitation in strongly recommending that he obtain at:- once for the benefit of his health leave of absence for twelve months if possible, or for a chorter time
this cannot be permitted-
(Signed) A. A. Balfour.
L. R. C. J. L.
if
With respect to an uninterrupted toon recidence in this Colony. I now repeate what I have already ixpressed in a Certificate given to Sir I Bonhamy, the Iam of opinion there are
opinion very few constitutions which can enstam a continued endurance of this climate with impunity
i
beyond
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seven or eight years- a fact abundantly attested in the cause of
merchant in China-
nearly every merchant
Although not the Medical Attendant of Wor Hillier, my frequent social and official intercourse with him for a period of nearly five years
his
have convinced me that his close application to the duties
if laborious offic.. the sedentary nature of his recupation and the deteriorating influence of the climate have impared his health, and I feel no heutation Mi saying that permission to visit England for Iselve lighteen months is not only most reasonable demand on his
a
part, considering his long service,