No. 21

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches No. 239 and
240 of the 22nd of December last, and to convey to you the sanction
of the Queen for the following Proclamations issued by you.

(No. 14) To facilitate the recovery of small debts.

(No. 15) To promote the formation of Joint Stock Companies.

(No. 16) To impose a toll on goods carried from New Westminster.

I enclose for your information
a report by the Law Adviser to this
Department on the two former of these Proclamations.

I take this opportunity to inform you that the copies of the
Proclamations transmitted to the Secretary of State should bear the
actual signature of the Governor and not merely a printed signature.