CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 173

No 75

Financial.

VED

SEPO4

My Lord,

With

170

Victoria, Hongthing

7th June,

1845.

reference to my Despatch- No. 59 of the 12th ultimo, respecting the-

inf

Levelling, drainage and Readmaking of

the Wongneichung valley, I have the honor.

to state that in.

dr

drafting

amidst a variety of

that Letter

other businees,

I

E committed the great oversight of not-

advorting to the fact that the contract.

adopted by tender

for

that work exceeded.

the retionate of the Surveyor General forwarded. to Dollars 6,000, instead. of Bollars

my Despatch, and amounted...

in

4.765 the sum

of the Estimate.

The Right - Honorable,

The Lord Stanley,

te.

Vc.