CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 76

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and became

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imfitted for the performance of his duties that he

applied for permission to go

Son

ar

home

operation which was granted..

As this would however have involved a

relinquishment of his engagement with this Government, he preferred to submit to an operation here; and

mention

after recovered both health and "strength rapidly. It is but just to M = Kydd that I should mentem to Your Lordship that he has discharged the duties entrusted to him

to

with zeal and intelligence. It meeti some extent on

this account that

assentid if agreeable to himself

to a prolenzation of his engagement

for 3 months after the completion of the works, say from the 5.7 July to the first outgoing mail of Ockle;

and I do not see how it would hav

me to have

boon popible for

conceded conscientiously the 3 months which he demanded; viz. 3 months notice under the Loudon agreement of 1867, and 5 months extension under Sir Richard Graves Mac Damel's

agreement of 1870.

I have the honor to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Cueble Servant,

AMitfeld

Major General + Lieutenant Giverner,

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