No. 88

I have the honor to forward to Your Grace a letter just
received from Mr Needham pointing out the difference in his
position which has occurred in consequence of the Union of the Colonies.

2. I will only notice two points. I do not believe that
the imposition of a tariff has made the difference Mr Needham
assumes in the cost of living here. Again, when he alludes to the
saving of expense caused to Mr Begbie by his summer circuits,
I must mention that had Mr Needham accepted the Commision of
Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia which I offered him
I should have requested him to take the Upper Country Courts this
year and retained Mr Begbie for New Westminster and Victoria.

3. Mr Needham's letter has a necessary connexion with my
despatch No. 86 of 10th July which accompanies it by this mail.