11th April 1877.
Administrator
J. Gardiner Austin, cmo,
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Carnarvon.
Valuatorship.
Reports on Mr. Gerrard's claim to office of -
Thru Enclosures.
Registrar General's Office, Victoria, Hong Kong,
31st March, 1877.
My Lord
It is with the deepest regret I am compelled to refer to Your Lordship the following particulars relating to my removal from the post of Valuator in this Colony. In reading our Government Gazette of the 17th instant, I was much surprised to see in it a Notification of the appointment of Messrs. Barff and Makar as valuators for the present year.
Right Honourable
Her Majesty's
I have been
Secretary of State for the Colonies -
One of the