24 The Charles May, Esquire.
has been in the Service of the Colony for....
Yours faithfully,
Nine months
in
June,
1863:
and 8 days from date of appointment in England. (6th September 1844)
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:-
Nil
4th. That provision has been made for the due execution of Charles May, Esquire
office during his absence
Hong Kong
MAY 21 1866
I pray you will kindly inform
whether letters addressed "Colonial Office" "for" "Hong Kong" are forwarded by that Office to the Government
officials in that Island? I have two friends at present who hold situations in Japan and Hong-Kong respectively,
and the former shall
when writing, send the letter in
and in an envelope to the Colonial Office in London, addressed
to the appointment of Cecil Clementi.
Year.
Months.
20
Total period of Service (as above)
Aggregate Absences (as above)
9
Period of Resident Service (from date of arrival, 15th March)
20
3
*Maximum Leave grantable
3
10
Leave already taken
Leave now granted.......
* Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.
Acting 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.
X.