CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6] — Page 89

from the departure of the last

Mail

of

this mouth, on most

urgent family affairs._

Looking at the painful nature

of my exigencs, I trust. His hxcellency

will not deem my

unreasonable, the

my request

more so

as

have been able to make

I

arrangements for

the

performance

of my duties, which I trust will

be deemed satisfactory. Mr Gillier Bonny proposes to undertake as much

of my

-Magisterial duties as de

flue regard to his health will

allow, and Mr. May to take upon Krim

my offices of Sheriff and Resistant "Magistrate..

A

I trust it will weigh 87

with His Spcellency that during

་

four years

I have had the honor

of serving under Her Majesty's Government, one year in the Consular and three in the Colonial Service, I have not had

altogether four weeks leave of absence, thus voluntarily devoting

to

my

duties nearly the whole of

Service..

the

the annual vacation scenáil

under the regulations of

I have He..

(Signed) W. H. Mitchell,

Sheriff and Aset Magistrate.