CO129-131 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [6-7] — Page 149

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"2. In that letter M Forth expresses a hope that I will be able to support

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aw

to

application which he intendo making. Your Space to extend his present leave:

for pise months

on

I to consider that he

12 pay, and he seems

strengthens

his claim

to this indulgence by shewing that during

his residence here for six years

he did

mot avail himself of his privilege to

claim pacation leave.

3.

Ipur Grace is already

cuare

from J

previous correspondence how strongly sleject to claims for extended leave of

absence in

based

in Europe being b

mon user

4.

user of such privilege.

I consider that there is,

om

to

Vide Gort Becy of state of 18h most 1867

Nide Sery of State to go! Schanute

the of 9 Felony 1868.

Sep? 629167.

or

at least

that there ought to be a wide distinction

between the two clapes of leave and

that the vacation leave of eight week's here

is intended to enable

his health so us

an

Officer to recruit

to fit him for the

effective discharge of his duties, without the necessity of returning to Europe before the period at which he would become entitled to claim such indulgence.

5.

مه

therefore regard that useful coject

seriously compromised when Officers, instead of taking their vacation leave here, when an it is intended they should

мое

it

reserve

it with

a view to

establishing a claim to extension of leave subsequently in Europe.

le Cantertaiming that view I am therefore

unable to

support

Mr Farth's intended.

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