2nd. That
Edmund Sharp, Esquire
has been in the Service of the Colony for one
years, and fourteen
Days ; namely: from the 25th of January, 1871, to 7th February, 1872.
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.:
1st. For
Months beginning on
and ending on
2nd.
3rd.
will be
4th. That provision has been made for the due execution of
Office during his absence.
Mr. Sleverpó
1. Total Service, from date of arrival in the Colony to date of Certificate
2. Deduct total Absences since arrival (other than Vacation leave),
whether with or without Half Salary
3. Period of Resident Service
4. Maximum amount of Leave authorized by Regulations in respect of the above period of Resident Service (viz., 1/6 of Resident Service + Six Months)
5. Leave on Half Salary already taken, since first arrival in the Colony
6. Leave now granted
Years Months
6
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Mr Edmund Sharp has been suffering from Diarrhoea and General
Debility for a period of fourteen months,
and I consider it advisable that he
should proceed to Europe as speedily
as possible, and not to return to the
Colony before the expiration of at
least twelve months.
(Signed) R. A. O'Brien, M.D.
Hong Kong, 26th January, 1872.
True Copy
Thelic
Mandria Colonial Secretary
N. B.--Leave of Absence beyond 1/6th of Resident Service will not be granted by the Secretary of State except on Medical Certificate from the Medical Officer
employed by the Colonial Office, or on urgent private affairs, the nature of which must be stated and must be satisfactory to the Secretary of State.
hand frames Mandown
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 required
to annex this document to their applications, and in order to meet this contingency, it will be furnished to them in duplicate.