No. 16

I have the honor to acquaint you that I have authorized the
Colonial Agents to issue to Major Gossett the half salary to which he
may be entitled, as Treasurer of British Columbia, during the period of
his leave of absence, including the four months additional leave which
was notified to you in my despatch No. 4 of the 16th of January.

My despatch No. 15 of the 14th instant will have apprized you of
the extent to which the Colony is already indebted to the Agents, and it
will now devolve upon you to make further provision for meeting
the
payments on account of Major Gossett's half salary by remitting the
amount to this country.