24-That Cecil Clemente Smith, hire,
has been in the Service of the Colony for Five
years, eight months and 13 days, from 3rd September, 1862, (date of arrival in the Colony) to 15 May, 1868.
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
Cecil C. Smith's
vacation
office during his absence by
the appointment of Alfred Lister, Esquire, Government Interpreter.
Years. Months. Days
Total period of Service (as above). 5 8 13
Aggregate Absences (as above).
Period of Resident Service
*Maximum Leave grantable.
Leave now granted in weeks vacation Leave
Leave already taken..
* Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.
N.B.--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.
4 November 1868
Affints instructed
Gov? inf? No.
182-
See 535 8949
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762 Church Street Dukinfield
Wr. Manchester
Oct 27th
I have the honor to
report to you that landed at Southampton the Bird. Inst. four the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Ship "Poonah".
I think it requisite to state that when I was at
the Colonial Secretary's Office in Hong Kong, he informed me, that they had mentioned my coming home the mail previous. I was prevented
Sir T. Rogers Bart.
Under Secretary of State
for the Colonies.