No. 59

I transmit to you, herewith, the copy of a letter addressed to me
by the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, with numerous enclosures,
on the subject of steps which appear to have been recently taken by you
for enclosing the Public Park in Victoria. It is complained that these
steps interfere with the rights and convenience of residents in the
neighbourhood of the Park. In the absence of a Report from yourself, I
can of course form no opinion upon these complaints. I feel satisfied
that you would not have adopted the measures complained of except under
a sense of public duty. I shall be glad to receive from you an
explanation of this matter, and in the meantime I rely that you will
take care that no facility or convenience which the public have
heretofore enjoyed in this respect shall be unnecessarily withdrawn.