Enclose a copy of Mr Moorsom's 25 March 1819.4
Acknowledgment of the receipt of this money
I may mention that the Governor has communicated with the Secretary of State on the subject of this advance to Mr. Moorsom.
I have the honour to be,
(Signed)
J. S. Bushe, Colonial Secretary
(Copy)
Mr. Moorsom to the Colonial Secretary
Sir,
Port of Spain,
Trinidad, 25th March, 1869.
I acknowledge to have received, on account of an advance from the Colonial Treasury, by the order of His Excellency the Governor, the sum of Three Hundred pounds, ($300), which I undertake to repay from my first year's salary as Surveyor General of Hong Kong by monthly instalments; and to assign to you, as security, a Policy of Assurance on my Life, Policy No. 13,010, in the Guardian Life Assurance Company.
I have the honour to be,
The Honble
J. Scott Bushe,
Colonial Secretary.
(Signed) D. H. Moorsom.
(True Copies).
J. Gardiner Austin,
Acting Colonial Secretary.