CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] — Page 181

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My Lord,

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Government House,

Hongkong, 21st. April, 1910.

In explanation of my telegram

$11974

of this date, I have the honour to state that, although

Mr. P. N. H. Jones is at the present time in view of his

service in this Colony entitled to three months' vacation

leave and seven months' half-pay leave, it has not been

possible to grant him full pay leave as sugrested in Your

Lordship's telegram of the 19th. instant, owing to the

unfortunate depletion from which the Public Works Depart-

-ment is at present suffering.

2.

Mr. J. F. Boulton, the Second

Assistant Director of Public Works, is in bad health and

went on 12 months' leave on the 13th. instant: Mr. C. H. —

Gale, the second Executive Engineer of the Department, has

also been granted 10 months' leave on medical grounds with

effect from the 27th. instant: Mr. A. H. Hollingsworth is

on 12 months' leave from the 20th. October, 1909, and Mr.

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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