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their Salary.

7. Mr Morgan in his letter refers ales to certain privileges enjoyed by the officers of the Post Office, and on enquiry I find that in that department, the Post Master General and his Clerks, subject to certain conditions, are allowed alternately 18 Months' leave of absinec without loss of Salary, besides having a of £100 paid to them towards

Lum

defraying their

passages

8. I must remind

that there is no

out and home.

your

Grace

analogy

between

Houghtong and Ceylon; as, from Colony a sick Officer may in a

the latter

geur

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days proceed to Madras or Bombay, and always have an

opportunite of

returning within the prescribed time and he has morcover a place of refuge

in care severe

of lands of the deland - I coupes therific

illuese in the high

I think that the Colonial Requlations,

as

regards sick absentees in this Colon, require amendment, and, in the hope

Grace

that your

may erneur with me in opinion, I bring the question to your favourable consideration._._.

"I have the shown to be,

With the highet respect, My Lord Drucke,

Your Grace's,

Most Medicut Humble Servant,

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