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of

Regulations as to leave

absence, I have the honour

that I

to inform you thought it best to ascertain the views of the officers

concerned, and that, in

response to my

invitation,

a meeting

was held of

which the minutes are

forwarded.

2.

exfter careful.

consideration.

of

the

question,

I am on the whole disposed to agree with the views_

expressed

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Enclosure

2nd Feby.1888

371

expressed that the existing-

tions are better adapted,

regulations

than those proposed

in the

despatch in question, to the conditions of service in -

HongKong.

3.

Officers, after prolonged tropical

residence in a

climate, would, as a rule,

require

a

longer period than

6 months to be restored to

a condition for effective service, and yet might not at the end of that period

br