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never lift the Island from April to November "last; and the consequence was that at the close of that time I found myself so enervated as to be quite unequal to any [amount of either mental or physical exertion.
4. I may also be permitted to quote Lord Grey when Secretary of State for the Colonies who in Dispatch 172 of 15 November 1848 writes "ability to serve the public with energy and constancy is best secured, especially in tropical climates by occasional and reasonable relaxation."
5. If your Grace should be pleased to accede to this application, I would time my absence so as not to interrupt or delay the Colony's public business. And as the Charter