Sir,
Surveyor General's Office,
Victoria 28th December, 1855.
I have the honor to suggest the propriety of the employment of a Foreman of Works in the Surveyor General's Department:
The supervision of works in progress by a man of practical education is extremely desirable, the tendency of the Chinese to supply indifferent materials and workmanship being notorious.
I recommend an application to England for a foreman of works from the Royal Engineer Department.
The Honble. W. T. Mercer, Esquire,
Colonial Secretary.