Hamilton to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to your letter of the 30th Ultimo
signifying the Duke of Newcastle's concurrence in the
arrangements proposed by the Master of the Mint for the
establishment of a Government Refinery and Assay Office in
British Columbia, I am commanded by the Lord's Commissioners
of Her Majesty's Treasury to state to you for His Grace's
information that they have authorised the Master of the Mint
to carry such arrangements into effect.

I am at the same time to transmit to you copy of a
further report from that Officer dated the 30th Ultimo,
and to inform you that their Lordships have authorized him
to engage the services of Mr Bacon as Melter and Wm
Hitchcock as assistant or operative melter.