Holbrook and Cormack to Newcastle

We have the honor to state, that as judges appointed by
His Excellency the Governor, in 1862, to adjudicate upon the
merits of Essays setting forth the capabilities, resources,
and advantages, of British Columbia, as a Colony for settlement,
in pursuance of our duties, we awarded the premium of Fifty
pounds (£50) for the "Essay" of the "Revd R.C.L. Brown, M.A.," and returned the Essay, in the same state in which it came into
our hands, unchanged in any way, to the Chief Commissioner of
Lands and Works, for His Excellency.

An Essay has just been issued in pamphlet form, from the
printing establishment of the Government, purporting to be the
same, (see official notice on the back of the title page) viz.
"An Essay by the Revd R.C.L. Brown, M.A."

It is our duty—respectfully—to call Your Grace's attention
to this pamphlet, as being very different from the Essay in
question, when adjudicated upon, and is a document made up by
leaving out numerous important matters, that were in the
original, by manipulations, and by introducing new matter,
different and diametrically opposite to statements made in the
original, which, if not counteracted, would mislead parties
in England and elsewhere, and we are particularly desirous that
the truth be conveyed to Your Grace.

The Appendices (Nos 1 to 9) herewith will place this matter
more clearly before Your Grace, and we beg Your Grace's notice
especially to Nos 5 and 8.

We take the liberty of introducing here—an extract from
the British Columbian newspaper of the 12th instant,
indicating the nature of some of the changes which have been
made in the original Essay (newspaper clipping follows here).