28. This is The Able Charles George Cleverly having
2.-That he has been in the Service of the Colony for 20-years, 7 months, and 6 days.
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:--
Centered on the 15th February 1856, and ending on the 19th August, 1857
For 18 months and & days, beginning
4th. That provision has been made for the due execution of The Able Charles George Cleverly's office during his absence by the Assistant Superintendent Mr. T. W. Wilson representing the Surveyor General.
Total period of Service (as above) 20 Years, 7 Months, 6 Days
Aggregate Absences (as above) 1 Year, 6 Months, ... Days
Period of Resident Service 19 Years
*Maximum Leave grantable 76 Months
Leave already taken. ... Months
Leave now granted....... 12 Months
Hongkong, 28th June 1859
Goi H. Robison Sir,
MINUTE 1186 March? JUNE
MPHR 2 WM
I have to convey to you my approval of the leave of absence for twelve months granted to you for Mr. Cleverly, Surveyor General, as reported in your despatch 22 of the 28th April last.
* Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.
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