Sir,
Colonial Treasury,
Victoria, Hong Kong, 29th April, 1856.
As Members of the Treasury Commission, we regret to have no alternative but to bring to the notice of His Excellency the Governor, the confused state in which we have found the affairs of the Colonial Treasury.
The condition of Mr. Phenacchi's health for nearly two years previous to his departure, seems to have affected his mental as well as his physical energy, and during the past 10 weeks we have had much...
The Honorable,
W. J. Mercer, &c.,
Colonial Secretary.