Lugard to Under-Secretary of State

I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of 4th Instant and to acquaint you in
reply that for the information of His Grace the Duke of Buckingham that
Sir John Pakington has been pleased, under the circumstances of the
case, to authorise the payment of the Gratuity of Twenty pounds (£20)
to which William Bowden, late Corporal Royal Artillery, is eligible, as
a Settler in Vancouver's Island, and I am to request that the necessary
instructions may be given for the issue of the amount through the local
authorities of the Colony.

I am, however, to request that prior to the payment of this
gratuity, a Medical Certificate (to be attached to the receipt which
will be forwarded to this office) may be required from this man
showing that he is in good health and fit to become a Settler in the
Colony.