Hongkong No 149
19th September, 1880.
Governor
Sir John Pope Hennessy, K.C.M.G.
to
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Kimberley.
Transmitting letters of Mr Price, the Surveyor General, to the Earl of Kimberley asking that a published report of Mr. Ford, the Head of the Botanical Department be cancelled and expunged.
Public Works Department
Surveyor General's Office.
My Lord:
Hong Kong, 7th August 1880
I have the honour to beg Your Lordship's attention to the enclosed report by Mr. Ford, Superintendent of the Public Gardens,
which appeared in the Hong Kong Government Gazette of the 31st ultimo.
2. This report, which is published for general information by order of the Governor, contains some charges against me which
The Right Hon:
The Earl of Kimberley
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State.
etc.
etc.
etc.