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2nd.--That
Edmund Sharp, Esquire
has been in the Service of the Colony for
one year, and fourteen Months; 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. :-
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1st.--For Months beginning on
and ending on,
2nd.-
3rd.
will be
4th.--That provision has been made for the due execution of
Mr. Sharp's Office during his absence.
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,(Copy)
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Mr Edmund Sharp has been suffering from Dyspepsia 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. B.
Hong Kong, 26 January, 1872.
True Copy
H. G. Thomsett,
Acting 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.
Mandermill
Governor.
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.