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inform higher authority that they have done so.

For longer periods, a submission should always

be made to higher authority.

(b) Constitutionally, it is the Queen who approves

the Governor's leave of absence, and the Secretary

of State conveys that approval. The message

authorising a Governor's leave should therefore

be in impersonal form, eg "Leave approved (or agreed)".

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