to ask Mr Boulton what
was the probable amount of
honorarium he expected
to receive in connection
with the services rendered
by him in regard to the proposed Canton and
Kowloon Railway.
In reply I received
a communication through
the Surveyor General, copy
of which I enclose.
As Mr. Boulton
declines to give
the information
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information asked of him, I hesitate in recommending
the application I forwarded
for the
favourable consideration
of Your Lordship.
It is
very necessary
that public confidence
should exist respecting the transactions of officers
connected with the
Surveyor General's Department, & and this is not likely to be increased by clandestine arrangements such as the
one