No. 14

With reference to your Despatch No. 7 of the 21st December, I have
the honor to transmit to you for your information, a Copy of a letter
from the Clerk of the Commissioners of Patents stating that they are
willing to present to the Public Library at New Westminster a complete
set of their Publications.

With the exception of the Specifications, I have accepted on behalf
of the Colony the works referred to, and the Crown Agents have been
instructed to take the necessary steps for insuring and transmitting
them to British Columbia by the first opportunity.

You will have the goodness to inform me whether the Specifications
should be accepted on the terms mentioned in Mr. Woodcroft's letter.