CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 515

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It appears that Mr. Creagh would, in the ordinary course of affairs, have returned to the Colony in April 1882. But he was allowed an extension of leave for four months. This fact was not known to me until leave to take effect in April had been granted. Entirely placing on one side the facts, locally well known, as to the necessity of engaging passages in the spring long beforehand and of the possible forfeiture of one half the passage money, and also placing on one side the consideration of the fact that Mr. Creagh's duties had for so many years been discharged by other officers, so that there was no moral nor official necessity for recognising him as a factor in my application for leave, more especially as I had done nothing in asking that my leave should commence about the time he was then expected to return. I am content entirely to base the justification of my applying for leave on the medical papers attached. The ailment is, judging from the date of its commencement, probably...

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It appears that Mr. Creagh would, in the ordinary course of affairs, have returned to the Colony in April 1882. But he was allowed an extension of leave for four months. This fact was not known to me until leave to take effect in April had been granted. Entirely placing on one side the facts, locally well known, as to the necessity of engaging passages in the spring long beforehand and of the possible forfeiture of one half the passage money, and also placing on one side the consideration of the fact that Mr. Creagh's duties had for so many years been discharged by other officers, so that there was no moral nor official necessity for recognising him as a factor in my application for leave, more especially as I had done nothing in asking that my leave should commence about the time he was then expected to return. I am content entirely to base the justification of my applying for leave on the medical papers attached. The ailment is, judging from the date of its commencement, probably...
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that Mr Dreagh would in

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the ordinary cource of ailairs

have returned to the Colony in April 1882. But he was

wallowed

in the

by one blomar office

//

extension of leave for love months. This back was not known &lony until on vacation leave to take lilect in April had been granted. Entirely placing

سلي

one side the facts, cocally well known as to the necessity of engaging passages in the suring long before hand and of the possible torciture of one half the haclage money and also placing on one side the

Consideration.

Q

consideration of the fact, that

Mr. Creagh's duties had for so been discharged

many years

by other officers, so that there

moral nor official

was no moral nor

necessity for recognising him

factor in my

at or

for leave,

application

more that I had done

in asking that my leave should

commence about the time he

was then expected to return. I am content entirely to base the justification of my appising

low leave on the medical "papers attached. The ailment is, sudging from the date of its commencement 1070 probably

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