passage than he is to
the passage
country.
to thin
If however, as I
gather is the case,
the leave was
granted
to W. Ehlers in advance
of the proper
Time
on
account of urgent private affairs, I think
it would not
be
unreasonable to allow
him free passages
always,
on
both
the understanding
that the current five years period should be Completed
on his return
to the Colony, before the
next five years
begin to count.
If you
see
no objection to this
course, the Agents might be authorized to refund
the passage money
to
him on his returning, and not
in the event provided
he returns to the Colony,
but not if he retires.
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