Childers to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to your letter of the 22nd Ultimo I
am desired by the Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury
to acquaint you, for the information of Mr Secretary Cardwell,
that They will not object to the Crown Agents for the
Colonies being authorized to deposit temporarily, with one
of the large Joint Stock Banks mentioned in the letter of this
Board of the 9th of November last, the sum of £15000
belonging to the Government of British Columbia and not
immediately required for the service of that Colony. This
authority is given pending the consent of the Government of
the Colony, which should be immediately applied for.