CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 53

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requisite information in your first Letter, whilst the Christmas vacation by closing all the Public offices interposed a further delay.

His Excellency wishes me

in the first place to express the extreme concern, with which in Common with the Members of Council he has heard your present very serious and alarming condition of health, as certified by the Acting Colonial Surgeon.

The latter, as you most likely represent in your Letter of the 18th Instant, has stated to His Excellency that you "must stop all work at present" with the alternative of a serious "illness."

The Council has therefore advised His Excellency to grant you the full leave of absence immediately, commencing at once, so that you may not be called on to discharge Public function, and also that His Excellency may fill up the acting appointment as soon as possible, thereby preventing an anomaly whereby an appeal lying from a Judge in the Summary Court to the same Judge in the Supreme Court. In this way, you would likewise be relieved of all obligation to attend to business either in the Legislative

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52 requisite information in your first Letter, whilst the Christmas vacation by closing all the Public offices interposed a further delay. His Excellency wishes me in the first place to express the extreme concern, with which in Common with the Members of Council he has heard your present very serious and alarming condition of health, as certified by the Acting Colonial Surgeon. The latter, as you most likely represent in your Letter of the 18th Instant, has stated to His Excellency that you "must stop all work at present" with the alternative of a serious "illness." The Council has therefore advised His Excellency to grant you the full leave of absence immediately, commencing at once, so that you may not be called on to discharge Public function, and also that His Excellency may fill up the acting appointment as soon as possible, thereby preventing an anomaly whereby an appeal lying from a Judge in the Summary Court to the same Judge in the Supreme Court. In this way, you would likewise be relieved of all obligation to attend to business either in the Legislative
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52 requisite information in your first Letter, whilst the Christmas vacation by closing all the Public offices interpred a further delay. Stis Rvcellency wishes me in the first place to express the ixtreme concern, with which in Common with the Members of Conncil he has heard your present very serious and alarmning condition of health, as Colonial Surgeon. certifica by the Acting The latter, as you most linly represent in your Letter of the 18th Instant, has stated to Stis Excellency that "must stop all work at present "with the alternative of. You a serious "illness." The Conneil has therefore advised Stis Excellency to grant you the whinot leave of absince utmost power, in his immediately, مد but commencing- that You may not be called on to discharge Public function, and also that His Excellency may fill up alry the acting appointinent possible, Aureby preventing as born as ant appeal lying from a Judge in the Summary Court to the same Iudge in the Supreme Court ._ In Mris way you would likewise be relieved of all obligation to attend to business either in the Legislative
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requisite information in your first Letter, whilst the Christmas vacation by closing all the Public offices interpred a further delay.

Stis Rvcellency wishes me

in the first place to express the ixtreme concern, with which in Common with the Members of

Conncil he has heard your present very serious and alarmning condition of health, as Colonial Surgeon.

certifica by the Acting

The latter, as

you most linly represent in your Letter of the 18th Instant, has stated to Stis Excellency that "must stop all work at present "with the alternative of.

You

a serious

"illness."

The Conneil has therefore advised Stis Excellency to grant

you

the whinot leave of absince

utmost

power,

in

his

immediately,

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but commencing-

that

You may

not be called on to discharge Public function, and also that His Excellency may fill up

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the acting appointinent possible, Aureby preventing

as born as

ant

appeal lying from a Judge in the Summary Court to the same Iudge in the Supreme Court ._ In Mris

way you would likewise be relieved of all obligation to attend to business either in the Legislative

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