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Sir . T. figgott to Governor, latel
17th. August, 1908.
Supreme Court,
Hongkong, 17th, August, 1906.
Sır.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Excellency's letter of 18th. instant on the subject of my leave of
absence from the Colony next month,
2. Your excellency calls my attention to the letter of Mr.
Lucas of Srl. sebruary, 1905, which, if my memory serves me right,
I forwarded to the Colonial Secretary on 3rd, June with an enquiry
whether the view taken by kr. Lucas on the subject of the Chief
Justice's vacation leave coinciled with the practice of the Colony.
I have not a copy of my letter to the Colonial Secretary, as it was
not intended to be official, but I am under the impression that i
put the same question to him as I put to Vir. Lucas, whether the
Chief Justice was entitiel to vacation leave as well as to the
Court vacations. I understool kr. Lucas' answer, as well as the
information given to ne in Your Excellency's letter of the 14th.
June, 1905, "that Judges in this Colony are treated as ordinary
Civil servants in the matter of vacation leave" to answer this
question in the affirmative: and this sears to be in accordance
with the Colonial uffice rule 133: "In Colonies where there is no
ordinary vacation of the Court, or no vacation exceeding one month
at one tire, Judicial officers way have the leave allowed to
ordinary Civil officers". If the Chief Justice desires to leave
the Colony during the vacation of the Court 1 submit with respect
that although leave of absence is requirel, it is not necessary for
him to apply for vacation leave. Un the occasion of my going to
Canton
4xcellency
Sir Matthew Nathan, K.O..G.