Letter from M.C. Macinerney to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 30 June 1916

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Letter from M.C. Macinerney to the Under Secretary of Ireland, 30 June 1916

1 Bella Vista, Kingstown, 30th June 1916 . Sir, I am advised by my doctor that a further week must elapse
before I shall be fit to resume my duties as Divisional Justice
and I beg to request that Mr R.J.Kelly K.C. who is now acting
as my deputy and whose term will expire on tomorrow, should be
authorized to continue to sit as a Divisional Justice up to and
including Saturday, July 8th 1916. I enclose a medical certificate as to my illness. I am,Sir,
Your obedient servant M.C. Macinerney The Under Secrectary, Dublin Castle Asst Under Secretary
Please see letter of 27th
ult. to Treasury. I think
it will be better to defer
further application to the Treasury
in this matter until it is known
whether Mr Macinerney
returns duty on
Monday next I Write as in letter of 26 th ult.
II Inform Chief Magistrate
III ' Mr R.J. Kwlly K.C.
IV Note
V F.D Re-submit on monday 2 MOUNT CLARENCE HOUSE. KINGSTOWN. M. MacInerney Esq K C who
is suffering from Bronchial
Catarrh with intermittent fever
of an influenzal type is better
but will be unable to resume
duty for a week at least. P.M. MacDermott FRESI DPHT June 39th 1916 June 30th 1916

Letter from M.C. Macinerny to the under secretary of Ireland concerning extended leave as Macinerney is still too ill to return to work. Macinereney requests that R.J. Kelly.At the time this letter was written Sir Robert Chalmers (1858 - 1938) was serving as the under secretary of Ireland. Chalmers was sent to Ireland as a replacement for Sir Matthew Nathan, who had resigned along with Augustine Birrell, his chief secretary, following the outbreak of the Easter Rising in 1916.

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