from the Committee appoint- ed to enquire into the ex- penditure of the Colony.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquess,
Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
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Sir
Conclosure
C.O. 12011/271
12 101 J
Supreme Court House, Hong Kong, 29th May, 1894.
I have the honour to state that the members of the Committee appointed to enquire into the expenditure of the Colony would be glad if you would represent to His Excellency the Governor their desire that, in view of a possible vacancy in the office of Colonial Secretary, His Excellency would be pleased to communicate by telegraph with the Marquess of Ripon and ask His Lordship