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hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government,

have granted to...

Jake Simpson, Require, Sint Saiten The AongPong Post Office, Inelve

Atangliong.

Government House

Thoug

Hongkong,

E hereby certify, that

1870.

in

Months leave of absence.

# Maithrils

Major General and Lint, Governor.

John Simpson, Requise,

as received Full Salary at the rate of £.

4 Yokchana

will receive

800

it

per Annum as Palmaster

up to the 30th April 1890, and that he

full salary at the rate of £ 250 pa

anunn do

The Wangtang Post Office, from the 1. May to the 22nd

Jet Surter

June, 1870.

J. Gardiner Austin

Colomine Secreting

Colonial Treasurer.

LL

Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed.

I hereby certify,

--That the above leave was granted to commence on the

et

and end on the 21° of

private affairs.

Jane... 1871.

of

June 1876

on the ground of Urgent

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However, to follow the exact instructions given and improve the text according to the rules: ## Step 1: Re-examine the given text for corrections and formatting. The original text appears to be a jumbled collection of words and phrases, likely due to OCR errors. It seems to be related to official documents, possibly from the Hong Kong government, involving leave of absence and salary details for certain individuals. ## Step 2: Apply the rules for OCR proofreading. First, let's correct obvious spelling errors and formatting issues. ## Step 3: Correct spelling errors and reformat the text. Upon closer inspection, it seems like there are several documents or parts of documents mixed together. Let's try to make sense of it and correct the text. ## Step 4: Identify and correct specific errors. - "Jake Simpson" should possibly be "John Simpson" as it appears again correctly later. - "Require" and "Requise" likely should be "Require" or a similar word, but given the context, it seems to be related to "requiring" or is a name/part of a name. - "Sint Saiten", "AongPong", "Inelve", "Atangliong", "Wangtang", and "Jet Surter" are not recognizable and might be OCR errors or actual names/places. "Wangtang Post Office" could be a real location or an error. - "Maithrils" is not clear; it could be a misrecognition of a title or name. - "Colomine Secreting" should be "Colonial Secretary". - "Palmaster" is likely "Paymaster". ## Step 5: Reconstruct the text with the corrections and proper formatting. Let's attempt to reconstruct a coherent version of the text based on the corrections and the rules provided.

I hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government,

have granted to...

John Simpson, Require, ...

Government House

Hongkong,

1870.

I hereby certify, that

John Simpson, Requise,

has received Full Salary at the rate of £...

per Annum as Paymaster

up to the 30th April 1870, and that he

will receive full salary at the rate of £250 per annum

from the 1st May to the 22nd June, 1870.

J. Gardiner Austin

Colonial Secretary

Colonial Treasurer.

Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed.

I hereby certify,

--That the above leave was granted to commence on the ... and end on the 21st of ...

on the ground of Urgent private affairs.

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The final answer is:

I hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government,

have granted to...

John Simpson, Require, ...

Government House

Hongkong,

1870.

I hereby certify, that

John Simpson, Requise,

has received Full Salary at the rate of £...

per Annum as Paymaster

up to the 30th April 1870, and that he

will receive full salary at the rate of £250 per annum

from the 1st May to the 22nd June, 1870.

J. Gardiner Austin

Colonial Secretary

Colonial Treasurer.

Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed.

I hereby certify,

--That the above leave was granted to commence on the ... and end on the 21st of ...

on the ground of Urgent private affairs.

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EX.

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hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government, have granted to... Jake Simpson, Require, Sint Saiten The AongPong Post Office, Inelve Atangliong. Government House Thoug Hongkong, E hereby certify, that 1870. in Months leave of absence. # Maithrils Major General and Lint, Governor. John Simpson, Requise, as received Full Salary at the rate of £. 4 Yokchana will receive 800 it per Annum as Palmaster up to the 30th April 1890, and that he full salary at the rate of £ 250 pa anunn do The Wangtang Post Office, from the 1. May to the 22nd Jet Surter June, 1870. J. Gardiner Austin Colomine Secreting Colonial Treasurer. LL Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed. I hereby certify, --That the above leave was granted to commence on the et and end on the 21° of private affairs. Jane... 1871. of June 1876 on the ground of Urgent [Turn over] W EX. However, to follow the exact instructions given and improve the text according to the rules: ## Step 1: Re-examine the given text for corrections and formatting. The original text appears to be a jumbled collection of words and phrases, likely due to OCR errors. It seems to be related to official documents, possibly from the Hong Kong government, involving leave of absence and salary details for certain individuals. ## Step 2: Apply the rules for OCR proofreading. First, let's correct obvious spelling errors and formatting issues. ## Step 3: Correct spelling errors and reformat the text. Upon closer inspection, it seems like there are several documents or parts of documents mixed together. Let's try to make sense of it and correct the text. ## Step 4: Identify and correct specific errors. - "Jake Simpson" should possibly be "John Simpson" as it appears again correctly later. - "Require" and "Requise" likely should be "Require" or a similar word, but given the context, it seems to be related to "requiring" or is a name/part of a name. - "Sint Saiten", "AongPong", "Inelve", "Atangliong", "Wangtang", and "Jet Surter" are not recognizable and might be OCR errors or actual names/places. "Wangtang Post Office" could be a real location or an error. - "Maithrils" is not clear; it could be a misrecognition of a title or name. - "Colomine Secreting" should be "Colonial Secretary". - "Palmaster" is likely "Paymaster". ## Step 5: Reconstruct the text with the corrections and proper formatting. Let's attempt to reconstruct a coherent version of the text based on the corrections and the rules provided. I hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government, have granted to... John Simpson, Require, ... Government House Hongkong, 1870. I hereby certify, that John Simpson, Requise, has received Full Salary at the rate of £... per Annum as Paymaster up to the 30th April 1870, and that he will receive full salary at the rate of £250 per annum from the 1st May to the 22nd June, 1870. J. Gardiner Austin Colonial Secretary Colonial Treasurer. Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed. I hereby certify, --That the above leave was granted to commence on the ... and end on the 21st of ... on the ground of Urgent private affairs. [Turn over] The final answer is: I hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government, have granted to... John Simpson, Require, ... Government House Hongkong, 1870. I hereby certify, that John Simpson, Requise, has received Full Salary at the rate of £... per Annum as Paymaster up to the 30th April 1870, and that he will receive full salary at the rate of £250 per annum from the 1st May to the 22nd June, 1870. J. Gardiner Austin Colonial Secretary Colonial Treasurer. Non-Officers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed. I hereby certify, --That the above leave was granted to commence on the ... and end on the 21st of ... on the ground of Urgent private affairs. [Turn over] W EX.
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B F G H K L M 278 22796 hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government, have granted to... Jake Simpson, Raguire, Sint Saiten The AongPong Post Office, Inelve Atangliong. Government House Thoug Hongkong, E hereby certify, that 1870. in Months leave of absence. # Maithrils Major General and Lint, Governor. John Simpson, Requise, as received Full Salary at the rate of £. 4 Yokchana will receive 800 it per Annum as Palmaster up to the 30th April 1890, and that he full salary at the rate of £ 250 pa anunn do The Wangtang Post Office, from the 1. May to the 22nd Jet Surter June, 1870. J. Gardiner Austin Colomine Secreting Colonial Treasurer. LL Non-Otheers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed. I hereby certify, --That the above leave was granted to commence on the et and end on the 21° of private affairs. Jane... 1871. of June 1876 on the ground of Urgent [Turn over] W EX.
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hereby certify, that with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Government,

have granted to...

Jake Simpson, Raguire, Sint Saiten The AongPong Post Office, Inelve

Atangliong.

Government House

Thoug

Hongkong,

E hereby certify, that

1870.

in

Months leave of absence.

# Maithrils

Major General and Lint, Governor.

John Simpson, Requise,

as received Full Salary at the rate of £.

4 Yokchana

will receive

800

it

per Annum as Palmaster

up to the 30th April 1890, and that he

full salary at the rate of £ 250 pa

anunn do

The Wangtang Post Office, from the 1. May to the 22nd

Jet Surter

June, 1870.

J. Gardiner Austin

Colomine Secreting

Colonial Treasurer.

LL

Non-Otheers proceeding on leave of absence are requested to observe, that they will not be enabled to receive Half Salary in England unless Certificate is duly filled up and signed.

I hereby certify,

--That the above leave was granted to commence on the

et

and end on the 21° of

private affairs.

Jane... 1871.

of

June 1876

on the ground of Urgent

[Turn over]

W

EX.

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