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96

Certificate of DE Murray testifies

Is

I have lately suffered from two very serious illnesses and the state of my health is now such as to render a return to Europe imperatively necessary. —

Dr Murray, it will be observed, contemplates the possibility of my not being able to continue tropical service any longer, and although I hope that after seeing Doctors in England a more favorable view of my case may yet be taken, with this eventuality before me I should not like to give up the office I now hold until I know how far my service already performed would be affected by a change.

I am therefore, as I had previously intended, about to apply to His Excellency the Governor for the 6 months leave to Europe to which my services here give me claim, and if it should not be absolutely necessary for an Auditor General to go out to Ceylon at once, I hope Earl Granville will be able to keep the appointment open until I have had further consultation with Doctors and can present myself at the Colonial Office. This I might have done within a short time after the arrival.

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96 Certificate of DE Murray testifies Is I have lately suffered from two very serious illnesses and the state of my health is now such as to render a return to Europe imperatively necessary. — Dr Murray, it will be observed, contemplates the possibility of my not being able to continue tropical service any longer, and although I hope that after seeing Doctors in England a more favorable view of my case may yet be taken, with this eventuality before me I should not like to give up the office I now hold until I know how far my service already performed would be affected by a change. I am therefore, as I had previously intended, about to apply to His Excellency the Governor for the 6 months leave to Europe to which my services here give me claim, and if it should not be absolutely necessary for an Auditor General to go out to Ceylon at once, I hope Earl Granville will be able to keep the appointment open until I have had further consultation with Doctors and can present myself at the Colonial Office. This I might have done within a short time after the arrival.
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96 Certificate of DE Murray testifies Is I have lately suffered from two very serious illnesses and the state of my health is now such as to render a return to Europe imperatively necesary. — Dr Murray, it will be observed, contemplates the possibility of my not being able to continue trofical | Service any longer, and although I hope that after seeing Doctors in England a more favorable be liken view of my case may yet with this eventuality before me I should not like to give up the office I now hold mutil I Know claim to Pension for how far my } } service already performed would be affected by a change. I am therefore, as I had previous intended about to apply to bis Excellency the Governor for the & months leave to Europe to which my services here give me claim, and if it should not be absolutely necessary for an Auditor General to go out to Ceylon at once, I hope harl Granville will be able to Keep the appointment open untit I have had further consultation with Doctors and can present myself at the Colonial Office._ This I might have done within a short time after the arrival.
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96

Certificate of DE Murray testifies

Is

I have lately suffered from two very serious illnesses and the state

of my

health is now such as to

render a return to Europe imperatively necesary. —

Dr Murray, it will be observed, contemplates the possibility of my not being able to continue trofical | Service any longer, and although

I hope that after seeing Doctors

in England

a more favorable

be liken

view of my case may yet with this eventuality before me I should not like to give up the office I now hold mutil I Know

claim to Pension for

how far

my

}

}

service already performed would be affected by a change.

I am therefore, as I had previous

intended about to apply to bis Excellency the Governor for the & months leave to Europe to which

my services here

give me claim, and if it should not be absolutely

necessary for an Auditor General to go out to Ceylon at once, I hope harl Granville will be able to Keep the appointment open untit I have had further consultation with Doctors and can present myself at the Colonial Office._ This I might have done within a short time after the arrival.

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