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21. - That Mr George Sanddas
2.-That
has been in the Service of the Colony for Three years,
and 8 months
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3rd. That in the course of that Service he has been absent on leave on several occasions, at the dates
and for the terms specified below, viz:—
4th. That provision has been made for the due execution of
Mr Saunders'
office during his absence by
the appointment of Mr Charles Collins.
Total period of Service (as above)
Aggregate Absences (as above)
Period of Resident Service
*Maximum Leave grantable
Leave already taken
Leave now granted.....................
Year Months 3 8 Nil* Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.
Signed
Governor
NOTE. Officers who may be under the necessity of applying to the Secretary of State for an extension of their leave of absence, are
to annex this document to their applications, and in order to meet this contingency, it will be furnished to them in duplicate.
requested
Victoria, Hong Kong
26th August 1865
Mr Large Saunders, Sefton,
has been confined to his room
for the last two months, having previously been
under considerable treatment, for
anæmic debility and
anorexia
the effect of
Climate – I have therefore recommended his immediate return to Europe.
/ Signed / C. Howray, M.D.
Colonial Surgeon
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Marked
Reting Colonial Secretary