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but rather to remain at

whatever rish

at

+ my port at

of healths, and at whatever

Sacrifice of personal convenience. I

also stated that I was much gratified by Ford Verby's dropatch of the 15th ...

April ult., in which he wrote a

follows:

"Iaced har

hardly say that I highly

appreciate the public spirit which

has led you to this decision "

2. Wher

peace

had bee

Concluded between France and Chinx,

I proceeded, with Lord Derby's

or the Customary

perinission, to Japan

aw o 1

animal shurt vacation leave. But

I regret to say that the state

of ray

health

(as will appear from the enclosed medical

Certificate)

53ff

dero imperative

Certificate, I rendero

a

lengthened brest to England next year.

Accordingly, I am compelled to ask

permission to take advan

advantage of

the

leave of absence of which I refracied,

ow public grounds, from availing myself during

the late crisis. All

To liste

Colony

- profoundly quiet in their

and in China and

China and Japan.

But I do not decire to leave Hong Kong

sunuchs before the end

of

the prevent year

I may first pass in the Colonial

so that I

Legislature the Estimates and the Appropriation Ordinance for 1886;

the Loow Ordinance, and all other

Loan

important brusincer lewo pendings|| thens leaving to difficult questions for

the