No. 32

Your despatches dated respectively the 16th February and the
28th March, having been referred to the Hudson's Bay Company a letter
has been received from them of which I enclose you a copy. I request
that you will furnish me with your report upon the contents of this
letter at your earliest convenience.

As the Hudsons's Bay Company admit that part at least of the
Buildings upon the Land near Fort Victoria are the property of the
Government I should wish to be informed whether so much of the produce
of the sale as represented the price of those Buildings has been
carried to the credit of the Colonial Government.

I take this opportunity of mentioning to you that the question of
the company's title to certain land in Vancouvers Island as
their private property, anterior to the grant to them of the
Island will be settled by a reference to the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council.