No. 5

I have received your despatch No 1, of the 11th April
transmitting the copy of a Proclamation which had been issued by you
declaring the rights of the Crown with respect to Gold found in Queen
Charlotte's Islands, and also copy of the regulations afterwards
published setting forth the terms and Conditions on which Licenses would
be granted by the Local Government to search and dig for Gold in these
Islands.

I have to signify to you my approval of the terms of this
Proclamation and of the Regulations you have issued on this subject.