Enclosure 1.
Colonial Secretary to Mr. W. Goulbon.
Sir,
Colonial Secretary's office,
Hongkong, 30th December, 1890.
I am directed by His Excellency the Governor to inform you that the following charges against you have been laid before the Surveyor General by him in regard to your conduct as a Member of the Public Works Department.
1. That you have absented yourself from your office since the 24th of November last without any excuses or justification.
2. That on or about the 18th instant, with a view to obtaining ...