Madras Weekly Mail: Thursday 9th April 1896

The Madras Harbour Trust Board. The following are extracts from the Minutes of the Proceedings of a Meeting of the Trustees of the Madras Harbour, held on the 20th ultimo.: … Read letter No. 824, dated 12th March 1896, from the Surgeon, First District, recommending Mr. Pinsent, the Board’s Secretary, for three months’ privilege leave on account of ill-health. Read letter, No. 4779, dated 12th March from the Chairman to the Secretary to Government, Marine Department reporting that, in anticipation of the approval of the Trustees, he has granted Mr. Pinsent two months and seventeen days’ privilege leave subject to the sanction of his Excellency the Governor in Council under Section 24. Read G. O. Marine, No. 175, dated 17th March, sanctioning the leave granted provisionally by the Chairman. Resolved that privilege leave for two months and seventeen days is granted to the Board’s Secretary Mr. Pinsent from the date of his departure from Madras, and that during his absence, and subject to the approval of His Excellency the Governor in Council, under section 24, Mr. Hutchence, Traffic Manager is appointed to act as Secretary … (continues)…


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Referenced

GRO0133 India: Charles Powell Tronson Pinsent: 1849 – 1904