Watson to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch
dated the 21st instant reminding me, in reply to my letter of the 3rd
instant, that another appointment, in the Colony, with the same
emolument that I was previously receiving, was offered to me by the
Governor of British Columbia at the time of the abolition of my
office and that I declined it.

In reply, I have respectfully to request that you will acquaint
His Grace the Secretary of State that no appointment of equal
emolument to that which I was receiving previous to the abolition of
my office was ever offered to me by the Governor of British Columbia.