No. 25

1. I have the honor of forwarding herewith copy of a
communication, accompanying the Rules of Practice for the "Supreme and
Inferior or Summary Courts of Civil Justice of Vancouver's Island,"
which I have this day received from Chief Justice Cameron, and now
transmit for 
Her Majesty's final approval or disallowance.

2. The Rules of the Supreme Court passed the Council without
amendment, on the 17th day of February last, as stated in my Despatch
of the 24th of that month; but the Rules of the Inferior or Summary
Court, having been only this day completed, have not been yet laid
before the Council, and are nevertheless forwarded for the reason that
there is a safe and free conveyance today by the Hudson's Bay Company's
Steamer "Otter" to San Francisco, which will greatly lessen the postage
charge on this packet, and there is moreover no reason to suppose that
the Council will consider it necessary to alter or amend them.

3. I take this opportunity of requesting you to inform me, of the
amount of salary or emolument which Mr Cameron is annually to receive
from Her Majesty's Government, for his services as Chief Justice, and to
direct how I am to draw for payment of the same.

4. May I trust that Her Majesty's Government will take that matter
into their early and favorable consideration, as Mr Cameron is
clearly a zealous and most useful public servant, and having no private
fortune of his own, he naturally looks to his profession for the support
of himself and family.