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Colony

is allowed leave on

weeks in each

3

مجھے

a year.

allowance at the increased

full pay for six

euter

ertaining allowa

rate.

1 .

of Hongkong

has drawn full pay during

Governor Sir & MacDonnell

asked the Secretiory of State that the

vacation leave on

extended from

- full hay might be

-six to eight weeks each

year but this request was refused by Despatch No. 21 of 6. April, 1867.

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Sw.

3245/67

In 1879 Governor Hennessy & hy acked by Telegram for three months beave

on

full pay

on the ground that he

had never taken

any full pay

leave

since he arrived in the Colony in April

1877.

The Secretary of State replied that he might take three months.

I

leave, but only six weeks on full pay, the rest on half pay. Accordingly

half the Governor pay for the

drew

lime that he was absent in excess

of

six weeks, in addition to the

full

5249

79

Until last year no Governor

vacation leave for

in

a

year.

tubre

than six weeks

The half pay of the Governor

in excess of sive weeks hav

for the period in access

of

always formed part of the cuolcements the Colonial Scoretary to which I have,

I a

submit, a vested,

vested right under the the Colonial Regulations quoted

of the

article

above,

6.

Governor on

If the period of trove of the

full pay,

teceve

which has been

hither to sauctioned, should be now

extended; the present Colonial Secrctay would be deprived thereby of a part of

the emoluments which he has hitherte enjoyed; and he would have, Iran submit, a fair and reasonable claim

entertaining

for