Admiralty Office
Colonial Treasury,
and the verifications of the Treasurer's Balance which have from time to time taken place; and their Lordships beg that Earl Grey will cause the result of this Inquiry to be communicated to them,
Transmit copies to your Report",
Nor Marvale.
Jaen Ler Sofa 2 Brt
Your obedient Servant
Le & Trundlegen
28/4 No8542
My Lord.
11th Aug? 1848
I pray
£75507 Jus138 Sudit Zing.
22. burg. 1846
With refer to our Report of the subject of any Surplus which have arisen in China, from receiving dollars by weight instead of in tale; We beg leave to state that Mr Johnston's reply to the Inquiry, forwarded in the above report, informs that there is nothing recorded in the Archives of the Superintendency, to show that the practice adverted to by Mr Elmotie existed, or that there was any Surplus Balance in the Chest at Macao, at the time referred to by him.
The fact of a Surplus having accumulated at the Colonial Treasury after a long Series of minor payments by county, is proved by Mr Mercer, the Colonial Treasurer, having brought to Credit on the Account for 1848, which we have received, "Surplus gradually accumulated in the Chest of The Treasurer" Mr Mercer explains the Surplus to have arisen from the receipt from the Merchants at different times of Carolus Dollars, not like the other Spanish Coin, broken, but full, with Stamps of the Shroffs; only the usual Chope; and he states the difference that existed
The Lords Commissioners of H. M's Treasury