No. 39

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch of the 30th of
July, No. 48, in answer to mine pointing out the objections of Her
Majesty's Government to granting exclusive privileges to Telegraph
Companies; and I have to inform you that you will act quite rightly in
taking the steps you propose with a view to the amendment of the Act
passed by the Legislature of Vancouver Island which conferred a monopoly on the Californian State Telegraph Company.

The second Act mentioned in your Despatch for regulating Electric
Telegraphs &c &c in Vancouver Island is not transmitted in the proper
authenticated form or accompanied by the Report of the Attorney General.
I presume I shall receive it shortly in the required form and I shall
then proceed to its consideration.