Trevelyan to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to Mr Elliot's letter of the 20th
Ultimo,

I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information
of Sir E.B. Lytton, that a Bond has been executed by Captain W.D. Gosset, himself in £2000, and two sureties in
£1000 each, for the performance of the duties of Colonial
Treasurer of British Columbia.