Municipal Council of New Westminster to Prince of Wales

Hearing that it is the intention of your Royal Highness to
visit Her Majesty's possessions in North America:

We the members of the Municipal Council of New Westminster,
the capital of British Columbia, in council assembled, in the
(absence of a resident Governor, and other important officials,
who have been appointed to us from England, and in the absence
of any representative institutions, through whom the voice
of the people can be heard, except this Council),
beg in the

name of the inhabitants of this City, and the whole of this
important Colony which must from its rich gold and silver mines,
as well as boundless arable land, become the future home of a
great portion of the human race, and which we hope in the
course of a few years, may be joined by means of a railway to
Canada, adopt these means of greeting Your Royal Highness, with
a cordial and respectful welcome on your arrival in North America.

We wish you every happiness and that the Almighty Ruler of
the Universe, will extend his protection over you, during your
stay amongst our fellow Colonists, and that you may have a

safe return, and that the day may not be far distant, when
the people of this Colony, may have an opportunity of
expressing their loyalty to you in person.