No. 13

I have the honor to acquaint you that, on my recommendation, the
Lords Commissoners of the Treasury have agreed to propose to Parliament
a Vote for £22,121 to defray the charge of the Colony of British
Columbia for the year 1863-4.

I enclose a copy of the
Estimate which will place you in possession
of the particular services for which this sum will be voted. The Lords
Commissioners have consented to propose the Vote in reliance on the
punctual fulfilment by the Colony of its part of the arrangement made
last year for providing for expenditure incurred in excess of the sums
granted by Parliament, and for the cost of the specie and other
services.

The enclosure in my despatch No. 131 of 16th June 1862 will have
informed you of the particular repayments required from your Government.
They consist of the following sums.

In 1862—for Specie—————————————-£6900.0.0

————-Assay Office ———————————— 152.3.8

Bishop's passage——————————- 69.13.0

——————————————————————— 7121.16.8

and in 1863 for Roads Bridges and Surveys——£10704

I rely upon your making the above payments with due regularity, and
I have to request that you will report to me how far you may yet have
complied with the demands of the Imperial Government in this respect.
In case, unfortunately, any of the repayments should be arrear I must
impress upon you the necessity of forthwith repairing the omission.