w
that no
person
shall be appointed to discharge of the same time two
distinct Offices when
any
other arrangement is practicable. You
do not state whether
itis was the case
in the present instance,
Leut
(Copy)
401/49
369
for
th.
Hongkong, 30 May, 1853
Mr. Hare has been suffering
some time from Dyspepsia and general debility, with hepatic derange -
ment, owing
in a
to a protracted residence
tropical climate . The state of vital manifestation generally)
is
materially lowered, and urgently demands
а
speedy removal to a temperate climate. Under those circumstances, I strongly.
recommend that he should obtain at
least eighteen month's leave of absence to Europe, to insure his restoration to health.
(Signed) Ges. Kingston Barton,
Member of the Royal
College of Surgeons
(Frue Copy),
Mami
Colonial Secretary