prejudicial to the performance
of active duty, and it
the counsel of my
adviser
co
by
medical
that I now seek a change.
Knowing also from my experience, that those who have
once
Hongkong
that
begin to be injuriously affected by the summers of
seldom of ever, rehom to robust health in Colony, I cannot but look forward with considerable af = prehension to future service there.
I hope also
that my
plea for this maulgence may
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measure
service for proof of
on past the farth =
fulness of which suring
years
ل
may,
dently refer
Len
I believe, confe
to the records of
the Colonial office, to former governors of
*
the colony, and specially to the present gover= now. In George Bonham, now. in England, who will doubtless
testify
testify also of change.
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to the great desirability
order
to preserve the
effrecency of officers who have
been for
a
sences of pars
the colony.
resident
Should it be at present
imprachcable, from
of
a suitable
the warch
wa
acancy,
h
com=
ply with any request, I would respectfully offer myself for
needed by
any special service
rehom to
the Colonal office that might somewhat defer my Hongkong
I would mention, lastly, that my family also were compelled to retom to England,
North of
the climate
the
China having proved ineffee= mal for
their restoration.
h
health; or that I have in my
to
retom to Honghong to look forivard to almost hopeless. separation from them, masmuck
as
er
or few facelches exist that part of the world for
then education.
or
permanent
settlement
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