No. 14

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Fortescue's
despatch No 56 of the 26th October last permitting me under certain circumstances to afford temporary pecuniary assistance to Ministers of Religion in British Columbia and illustrating
the mode in which I should guard myself if it should appear
necessary to avail myself of that permission, and I beg to
return my most sincere thanks for the kind manner in which my
suggestions on this subject have been received, and for the
power that is now given me to act should it appear desirable.