No. 18

With reference to Your Lordship's Circular Despatch of the 17th
July respecting the continued supply of the Mercantile Navy
Lists to the Colonies, I have the honor to report that it is
very desirable if not absolutely essential that one Copy of each
edition should be supplied to the Custom House at Victoria to
furnish information of additions that have been made from time
to time to the list of British Registered Ships.

2. That single Copy will I think be sufficient for the purposes
of this Colony.