Hereby Certify
That the above have
IVAL
granted to con
Commence on the 15th March 1855, and 2nd in the 14 March, 1856 on the ground of ill health, and that the medical Certificate was produced, of such copy
2nd That Mr. E. R. Michell has served the Crown
for Seven Years
and 25 days.
3d That in the course of that service he has been
absent on
Service
on several occasions, at the
dates and for the terms specified below;
In the year 1852... 6 Months.
1853.................... 55 days.
1854.................... 7 days.
That provision has been made for
the due
execution
of Mr. E. R. Michell's office during his absence by Mr. J. Pidder, a Clerk in the Harbour Master and Marine Magistrate's Department:
Note
Officers
applying for extension
to
their leave of absence.
are requested to annex this document to their application
and in order to meet this Contingency it will be furnished to them in Duplicate.
Hong Kong,
February 16th 1855.
Hereby certify that I
have been acquainted with Mr. E.R. Michell, of the Harbour-Master's Department,
as his
Medical attendant since the
beginning of 1847, and during this period have frequently had occasion to treat him for attacks of illness. In September
and October 1852 Mr Michell
suffered much from
Severe
and
Remittent
again during April and May of the following year,
which last attack so far impaired his health that a temporary leave of absence from
the Colony
was considered necessary,
and