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principle adopted in the

necefarily one, sussiently applicable. to the other; and I think

- that the danger (indicated - in my former despatch) of

an

an

officer's obtaining aggregate of leave altogether disproportionate to his services may be avoided,

: be avoided, if it be

understood that the

year,

which is the basis of the

two months' vacation, is the

year of the Calendar; and

that, if

an

officer obtains

the

qual

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the full leave to which he is entitled for any

even

such

if it be in the

year,

early

months of it, the period for

basing a further claim to

will

vacation, would not begin

Frun ~ to run until the 1st of _ January in the following

year .

7.

It is this view which

I understand to be taken by Mr. Russell, and if Your Lordship should concur in

it, you would no doubt _

accord

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