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year in accordance with the instructions contained in Your Lordship's despatch No266 of the 1142 he
December 1883, paragraph 3.
2.
It will be seen that Mr.
Wise applies for an extended period of six months to prepare for his Chinese Examination, as his time
was much taken
up by acting
Coroner during the greater part of last year, in the place of Mr. Wodehouse, who was absent
on
leave in England. I
England. I have often pointed out that in the trying
olimate
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Strait
it is absolute
climate of HongKong, it is
absolutely of
that the Civil servants.
necessary
this
Colony
should have
every
reasonable facility afforded to them of taking leave in order to preserve their health and vigour. This would; of course, be almost impossible if
Officers
cers
rs were not willing to ~ undertake acting appointments
in.
addition to performing the duties belonging to their own
2
offices.
I am informed that Mr. Wise has been applying himself,
so far as the time at his disposal
has
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