Should Your Lordship desire to have any information about the relative amount of salaries paid by the Government, and Banks and Mercantile firms to their employés, I would venture to suggest a reference to Mr Thomas Jackson of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, a member of the Legislative Council, who may be heard of at the office of the Bank in London.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient Humble Servant, W. H. Marsh
He is now at home on leave, and may...