Auditor Generals Office,
Hongkong, 5th June, 1869
I have seen with great pleasure Earl Granville's Despatch No. 53 of 15th April last, informing His Excellency The Governor that I had been appointed Auditor General of Ceylon, and I hope His Excellency will convey to His Lordship my sincere thanks for this gratifying mark of his confidence. Unfortunately, however, as you are aware, and as the enclosed letter from The Honorable H. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary, indicates...