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Offices. I am therefore
to refer you
letters
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of the 11th <to- ut
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Containing
it is on his force's
in
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Your Jeansant application.
Governor informed 28 Junce 1346-47:8.
Sir
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RECEIVED
{JUNK 24
1854
The baks, Norwood, Surrey
23 June 1854.
264
On the 24 of March last I had the hover of
Sois to Ibis Grace The Duke of Newcastle, requesting
writing him to grant
me, on the
continued
ground of of my Office of Eregistrar
indisposition, twelve months additional leave
the cuties
absence from of The Supreme Court of boughing.
our
the 28 of September next, when
to commence
my
present
sick leave experies _ On the 11 of April Bar Peel
write me
exprefsing
my
only accede to
вве
Obes Graces regret that he could application on the understanding 14:
Scelary after
that I should cease to draw
any
the
expiration of my present leave, and that should the
health at the terminatiore of the
state of my
additional twelve moritty not be such as to enable
Me
to return to Hongkong
I should
the
resign
Appointment . _ On the 12 of May I venturect again
to
addres
Bis Grace, forwarding an additional Medical bertifiecte shewing the impossibility of ray returning to bluina at present, in the hope that be
induced
my
might be !!
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induced to reconsider his determination, but without succes, as Iw Peel, on the 20. of May, referred me to
former lotter,
his form
as
contaming the only
it was in Obis Graces power to return to application
be
In these circumstances, as
in vain to ask
you
answer which
say
I presume it would
to rescind what their Grace
had decided before leaving the Cocorial Office, there is
ne but to
nothing left for me
agree
though I cannot help continuing
hurd
considering
to the termis proposed;
to think
my
case a
that the extension of leave is
lots
rendered excepary by lope of beatthe caused by long
service m
Gian
emhe athly
chmate:
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient bervant
Not Foundas lay
Bart
She bright blouk
Sir George Grey
Secretary for the leolonies