Government house, Hong Kong 30th March, 1869.
My Lord,
I have the honor to report that I have with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, granted Six months' leave of absence from the 16th Proxime to Mr. E. M. Goodlake, one of the Police Magistrates
The Right Honorable
Earle Granville, K.G.
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State.