CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 350

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he can no longer authorize the continuation of the present arrangements for conducting the Post Office, your position on the point of service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3 months shall have elapsed since your illness commenced.

The utmost that His Excellency can sanction (without authority from the Home Governments) is to place you on half pay from the 20th instant for a period of six months, to enable you to reach home, and report yourself to the Secretary of State, when at the expiration of the period stated, your case will be finally decided.

I have ...

W. (Signed) M. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

Page 342

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he can no longer authorize the continuation of the present arrangements for conducting the Post Office, your position on the point of service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3 months shall have elapsed since your illness commenced.

The utmost that His Excellency can sanction (without authority from the Home Governments) is to place you on half pay from the 20th instant for a period of six months, to enable you to reach home, and report yourself to the Secretary of State, when at the expiration of the period stated, your case will be finally decided.

I have ...

W. (Signed) M. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary

(True Copy)

Colonial Secretary

342

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he can no longer authorize the continuation of the present arrangements for conducting the Post Office, your position on the point of service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3 months shall have elapsed since your illness commenced. The utmost that His Excellency can sanction (without authority from the Home Governments) is to place you on half pay from the 20th instant for a period of six months, to enable you to reach home, and report yourself to the Secretary of State, when at the expiration of the period stated, your case will be finally decided. I have ... W. (Signed) M. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary (True Copy) Colonial Secretary Page 342 (The last three lines are kept as is, assuming they represent page numbering information as per the instructions.) However, to strictly follow the format requested (output only HTML using for paragraphs and only if absolutely necessary, without the extra explanation at the end), the corrected output should be: he can no longer authorize the continuation of the present arrangements for conducting the Post Office, your position on the point of service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3 months shall have elapsed since your illness commenced. The utmost that His Excellency can sanction (without authority from the Home Governments) is to place you on half pay from the 20th instant for a period of six months, to enable you to reach home, and report yourself to the Secretary of State, when at the expiration of the period stated, your case will be finally decided. I have ... W. (Signed) M. J. Mercer, Colonial Secretary (True Copy) Colonial Secretary 342
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he can no longer authorize the Continuation and that of the present arrangements for Conducting the Post Office, your position on the point of Service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3 Months shall have elapsed since You illness commenced. The utmost that He is Excellency can sanction (without Authority from the Home Governments) is to place half pay from the 20 Finstant You on for a perion of Six months, to enable : You to reach home, and report yourself. to the Secretary of State, when at the Expiration of the period stated, finally Your case will be fi decided I have tr W. (Signes) M. J. Moercer, Colonial Scoretary (Friv Copy) Colonial Secretary 342
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he can no

longer authorize the Continuation

and that

of the present arrangements for Conducting the Post Office,

your position on the point of Service must be placed on a more regular and acknowledged footing after the 20th instant; when 3

Months shall have elapsed since

You

illness commenced.

The utmost that He is Excellency

can sanction (without Authority from the Home Governments) is to place

half pay from the 20 Finstant

You on

for a perion of Six months, to enable :

You

to reach home, and report yourself. to the Secretary of State, when at

the Expiration of the period stated,

finally

Your

case will be fi

decided

I have tr

W.

(Signes) M. J. Moercer,

Colonial Scoretary

(Friv Copy)

Colonial Secretary

342

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