CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 159

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leave with half pay leave in Mr Austin's case, but he has been

allowed a leave to which his resident service did not entitle

him as under § 2 of Cap. Colonial Regulations leave of absence

only be granted after six years' resident service, unless on

ground of "serious indisposition or urgent private affairs."

I allude to these points because in a despatch of even date

herewith I propose to draw Your Lordship's attention more

fully to the expediency of reconsidering the Rules of Leave

of absence in this Colony, so far as those Rules affect the

combination of things so dissimilar in their original object

as vacation leave and ordinary half pay leave. I beg however

that I may not be in any manner understood as dealing with

Mr Austin's leave otherwise than as a convenient case for

illustrating a general argument, and indeed I do not see how

I could avoid doing so, because it meets immediately

on my return and I have already strongly signified my opinions

on the subject.

I have the honor to be,

My Lords,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient, humble Servant,

Henry Graves Macdonnell,

Governor.

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leave with half pay leave in Mr Austin's case, but he has been allowed a leave to which his resident service did not entitle him as under § 2 of Cap. Colonial Regulations leave of absence only be granted after six years' resident service, unless on ground of "serious indisposition or urgent private affairs." I allude to these points because in a despatch of even date herewith I propose to draw Your Lordship's attention more fully to the expediency of reconsidering the Rules of Leave of absence in this Colony, so far as those Rules affect the combination of things so dissimilar in their original object as vacation leave and ordinary half pay leave. I beg however that I may not be in any manner understood as dealing with Mr Austin's leave otherwise than as a convenient case for illustrating a general argument, and indeed I do not see how I could avoid doing so, because it meets immediately on my return and I have already strongly signified my opinions on the subject. I have the honor to be, My Lords, Your Lordship's Most Obedient, humble Servant, Henry Graves Macdonnell, Governor.
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leave with half pay leave in Mr Austin's case, but he has been

allowed a leave to which his resident service did not entitle

V

him as under $ 2 of Cap. Enlonial Regulations leave of absence

only be granted after six_-_

Corn

years

Ovv

the

"/

resident service, unless

ground of "serious indisposition or urgent private affairs.

because in a

I allude to these points.

despatch of even date herewith I propose to draw Your Lordship's attention

more

still

fully to the expedienay of ceconsidering the Rules of Leave

158

of absence in this Colony, so far us those Rules

-affect the combination of things so dissimular

dissimular in their ariginal objeat as vacation leave and ordinary half pay leave _ I beg however that I may not be in

any.

maimer understood as dealing with Mr Austin's leave otherwis

than

༼

as a convenient Case for illustrating

a general argument and indeed I do not see how I could smit doing so, because it meets,

immediately

An

my return and I have already strongly signified my opinions on the subject. -

I have the honor to be,

My Lords

Your Lordship's Most Ab.de, humell themant

hard Graves Mardorrell

Governor.

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