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Sir . T. figgott to Governor, latel

17th. August, 1908.

Supreme Court,

Hongkong, 17th, August, 1906.

Sır.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Your

Excellency's letter of 18th. instant on the subject of my leave of

absence from the Colony next month,

2. Your excellency calls my attention to the letter of Mr.

Lucas of Srl. sebruary, 1905, which, if my memory serves me right,

I forwarded to the Colonial Secretary on 3rd, June with an enquiry

whether the view taken by kr. Lucas on the subject of the Chief

Justice's vacation leave coinciled with the practice of the Colony.

I have not a copy of my letter to the Colonial Secretary, as it was

not intended to be official, but I am under the impression that i

put the same question to him as I put to Vir. Lucas, whether the

Chief Justice was entitiel to vacation leave as well as to the

Court vacations. I understool kr. Lucas' answer, as well as the

information given to ne in Your Excellency's letter of the 14th.

June, 1905, "that Judges in this Colony are treated as ordinary

Civil servants in the matter of vacation leave" to answer this

question in the affirmative: and this sears to be in accordance

with the Colonial uffice rule 133: "In Colonies where there is no

ordinary vacation of the Court, or no vacation exceeding one month

at one tire, Judicial officers way have the leave allowed to

ordinary Civil officers". If the Chief Justice desires to leave

the Colony during the vacation of the Court 1 submit with respect

that although leave of absence is requirel, it is not necessary for

him to apply for vacation leave. Un the occasion of my going to

Canton

4xcellency

Sir Matthew Nathan, K.O..G.