applying for a refund
منه
of the cost of passage to England.
I understand
that their
free
passage from Hongkong was refused in their
Case
because M.
Ehlers had not quite completed the record period of five years'
service, but I see 6th par. of his
by the
the Leave Certificate
that he is to be
allowed a free
passage
back to the
Colony, apparently because the five
598
years period will
be completed before
he returns.
In regard to their I have
point out to you gone that
in par. I
revised
the
Leave Regulations,
transmitted in your despatch
(no. 256 of 26 July 1888,
it is
laid down that time
spent
on
leave will
[M. De me has pointed
out to me however that this is better than having to send the passage out in raw recruit which would
be necessary if this warrant is ]
not count towards the
calculating
periods of
five years service,
and therefore
in my
Opinion M. Ehlers
is strictly
more entitled
to the return
passage.
A