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and, except an emergency health furlouch, inclusion of the expense in the estimates. The Board meets travel expense both ways unless specif- ically stated to the contrary. The period of furlough is in addition to the time required for direct travel. The Iiission shall ensure that the time of leavin3 the field be a suitable period after the full term of service; that the return to the field at th.e expiration of tl1e allo,~ed furlougl).. shall also be at aJ suit- able season of the year. The furlough period shall be t-v1e lve mor1ths. };!issionaries when they arrive at hollle on fttrlough are to have a thoroush medical exa1ninati-.;n, and a, sufficient portion of their furlou;~1s is to be spent in rest and recuperation to insure t~eir return to the fiEd in the best physical condition. 141ssionc:tries before their return to the field after fl1rlough should hevve another p:i.ysical examination in order ·t9 insure good heal th on the fie la_. It is desirable that furlo~hs be spent in the United States. Any missionary wishing to spend part of the furlough in foreign countries, is exnected to correspond with the ~oard with reference to the time to bef o snent and the date at which home allowance shall betiin . s the Soard pays the travel expense to the home of the missionqry, it is necessary that tl1e domicile be stated when rendering the travel aucount and that the journey thereto be in accordance with paragraph Home Allo\vance 9. (a) The allo·wance wl1ile at ho1ne shall be $2100 per annum to a husband and wife and $1,200 to an unmarried man , to an unmarried woman ~~ to a v1ife i:rhose husband remaios on the field. I\· issioneJries rnay, at their discretion , draw in advance one month's home allowance fvom the ~ ission Treasurer prior to lea\rinf~ the fielrl, or frorn the I usiness !'...an– a3er in Los Ange les upon arriving in the Unmted ~ States.

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