I. 21. — That The Honorable W. T. Mercer. Equire
has been in the Service of the Colony for Seventeen years, Eight months, and 2 days..
3rd. That in the course of that Service he has been absent on leave on several occasions, at the dates
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and for the terms specified below, viz:--
In 18416.-
10 Days.
In 1856.
12 days.
1847.-
4 Meriths and 25 days, beginning
77
1857/58.-
on
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f
1848-
1849.- 1850/51.-
the 254 June, and Ending
on the 17th Novembur, 1847.
16 days.
141 days.
1 year, 5 months, and. 92.
days, beginning on the 24t May 1850, and Ending.
14th Novemba 1851.
25 days.
1 month, and 11 days
/ year, 9 months and 9 days, beginning on the 15th February 1857.
And -ending
on the 2370
November 1858.
#
1859.
14 days
#
1860.
1 month.
on the
1861.
"
"
1852
1853.
#
1834.
1 month
arid 28 days.
1853"
11 days.
1 month and 17 days.
25
997 2.10 50
3.2
4th.—That provision has been made for the duc execution of The Honorable
M. I. Mercer. Exquire's
M. H Hexander, Esquire
Total period of Service (as above)
Aggregate Absences (as above)
Period of Resident Service
*Maximum Leave grantable
Leave already taken
Leave now granted..........
*
Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.
les
office during his absence by
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Victoria, Hong Kong,
26th September, 1861
Last November, woken the Honorable
Mr Mercer was still staffering from the effects of an
attack of fever, I expressed my opinion against his continued residence in Hongkong.
He has just passed through an suoptinath,
Mild summer without apparent injury, but I see-
no reason:
Year.
Months.
17
43
& 5-8
13.14
2.
8/1⁄22
Governor.
في
NOTE. Officers who may be under the necessity of applying to the Secretary of State for an extension of their leave of absence, are requested
to annex this document to their applications, and in order to meet this contingency, it will be furnished to them in duplicate.
for altering my previous opinion, and Strongly recommend him to return to Emope to brace his constitution before risking another
Summer here -
(Signed) J. J. Murray, M. D., Colonial Surgeon.
(Five Copy)
Flonial Secretary
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