CO129-087 - Sir Robinson - 1862 [7] & Acting Governor Mercer - 1862 [7-9] — Page 111

2d. That Mr. Joseph Thorton

has been in the Service of the Colony for

Six

years.

3rd. That in the course of that Service he has been absent on leave on several occasions, at the dat

and for the terms specified below, viz:--

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Victoria, Honghong, 26th July,

July 1862.

Mr Thornton has been more or

less under

my

hands for the last

4th. That provision has been made for the due execution of

MW! Joseph

Thornton's

office during his absence b

the appointment of TW. W Sording-

Total period of Service (as above)

Aggregate Absences (as above)

Year.

Months.

6

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6

Period of Resident Service

*Maximum Leave grantable

Leave already taken.................

Leave now granted......

Viz., one-sixth of the Resident Service, plus six months.

loluerur

Governor.

NOTE. Officers who may be under the necessity of applying to the Secretary of State for an extension of their leave of absence, are request.

develve months, suffering from his lengthened residence (over twelve

understand) in this climate -

symptoms of general debility

سما سلام

years As the

I

are und

increasing upon him I have recommended

a

return to Europe.

(Signed) I. I. Murray. M. 2. Colonial Surgeon.

(June Copy)

MHAlesand

Acting Colonial Secretary-

to annex this document to their applications, and in order to meet this contingency, it will be furnished to them in duplicate.

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