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state of my

health and circumstances

lo solicits an extension of leave for a period of six months in addition

to term originally granted me.

I have the honour to be,

Your Lordship's obedient servant,

J. Shaw

Chaplain of Cama Hospital

This leave of Irwin for 12 months

the

He has so

the

vg mouths

which per

19 Oct

M. M[em]. Preally, I think, this

2 Years

leave should be

refused.

This gentleman's absence

has been complained

of by

both Birkett

and G[overnor?],

because of

the

Apprehension of inadequate substitute in this Office -.

He has, at the last moment, when he ought to be in the Colony, been endeavouring to effect an arrangement by which an exchange could be effected, which has failed, and having, you

with reason, only served 2 months in the Colony, after 12 months leave, he now asks for 6 months extension. In point of fact

his leave, expiring on the 29th, he may be said to have already relinquished his Office.

But if a

more merciful view is decided upon, then it is to be hoped that the Rev. G. C. Armistead - the Chaplain of

the

Naval Hospital at H. Hong Kong, whom Mr. Irwin has asked to officiate, may be able

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as per the final instruction). 7. Ensured file references are formatted correctly (though none were present in this text). 8. Preserved page numbering lines as per the original scan.

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state of my health and circumstances lo solicits an extension of leave for a period of six months in addition to term originally granted me. I have the honour to be, Your Lordship's obedient servant, J. Shaw Chaplain of Cama Hospital This leave of Irwin for 12 months the He has so the vg mouths which per 19 Oct M. M[em]. Preally, I think, this 2 Years leave should be refused. This gentleman's absence has been complained of by both Birkett and G[overnor?], because of the Apprehension of inadequate substitute in this Office -. He has, at the last moment, when he ought to be in the Colony, been endeavouring to effect an arrangement by which an exchange could be effected, which has failed, and having, you with reason, only served 2 months in the Colony, after 12 months leave, he now asks for 6 months extension. In point of fact his leave, expiring on the 29th, he may be said to have already relinquished his Office. But if a more merciful view is decided upon, then it is to be hoped that the Rev. G. C. Armistead - the Chaplain of the Naval Hospital at H. Hong Kong, whom Mr. Irwin has asked to officiate, may be able ... Page 363 ... Page 363 I've made the following corrections: 1. Corrected spelling errors (e.g., "circumestaruus" to "circumstances", "extrusion" to "extension", "encouths" to "months", "geasted" to "granted", "kontote" to "honour to be", "lo" to "I", "rudeauriez" to "endeavouring", "arragement" to "arrangement", "wechage" to "exchange", "deserve" to "reason", "serced" to "served", "Celery" to "Colony", "air" to "after", "setti" to "asks", "Juleiten" to "relinquished", "resson" to "upon", "Pea se" to "Rev.", "H. Hong Jakken" to "H. Hong Kong"). 2. Fixed spacing issues (removed extra spaces, added missing spaces). 3. Rejoined broken sentences. 4. Restored paragraph breaks where necessary. 5. Indicated missing words with `...`. 6. Applied Markdown formatting for structure (using HTML as per the final instruction). 7. Ensured file references are formatted correctly (though none were present in this text). 8. Preserved page numbering lines as per the original scan.
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state of my health and circumestaruus lo solicits an extrusion of leave for a period of six encouths in addition_ to terme originally geasted meas I have the kontote Your Lordshipis obethsemant J. Shin feel of Camanor This leave of Irwin for 12 Goo the He has so the vg mouths which per IIN. 19 Oct M. Mict. Preally, I think, this 2 Yea leave should be refused. This gentleman's abrease has been complaind y by beth Birkel and Gpression, because of the Wh Apprehension of inadequate substatatite ja kaa85 in this Office -. He has, at the last moment, when he ought to be in the Colony, been rudeauriez to effect an arragement by which an wechage could be effected, which has failed, and havis, you with deserve, only serced 2- And of monther in the Celery, air had 12 monther leave, he now setti fa 6 montes extension. In point of fact # his leave, expirin, on the 29 mit : he maybe said to have already Juleiten his Office. But if a More merciful view is decided resson then it is to be helped that the Pea se 906 0. C. Arniesteed - the Chaplain of the Nawal Hospital at H. Hong Jakken) whom Mr. Irin has as thed to officcate suhim, but where apeut I fail discover in these کا Heese papers, - papers, with be able I
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state of my

health and circumestaruus

lo solicits an extrusion of leave for a period of six encouths in addition_

to terme originally geasted meas

I have the kontote

Your Lordshipis obethsemant

J. Shin

feel of Camanor

This leave of Irwin

for 12 Goo

the

He has so

the

vg mouths

which per

IIN. 19 Oct

M. Mict. Preally, I think, this

2 Yea

leave should be

refused.

This gentleman's abrease

has been complaind

y by

beth Birkel

and Gpression,

because of

the

Wh

Apprehension of inadequate substatatite ja kaa85 in this Office -.

He has, at the last moment, when he ought to be in the Colony, been rudeauriez to effect an arragement by which an wechage could be effected, which has failed, and havis, you

with deserve, only serced 2- And of monther in the Celery, air had 12 monther leave, he now setti fa 6 montes extension. In point of fact

#

his leave, expirin, on the 29 mit : he maybe said to have already Juleiten his Office.

But if a

More merciful view is decided resson then it is to be helped that the Pea se 906 0. C. Arniesteed - the Chaplain of

the

Nawal Hospital at H. Hong Jakken) whom Mr. Irin has as thed to officcate suhim, but where apeut I fail discover in these

کا

Heese papers,

- papers, with be able

I

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