Childers to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to your letter of 11th October, on the subject of the
deficiency of proper Postal Regulations in the Colony of Vancouvers
Island, owing to the Legislative Council having thrown out a Bill for
the management of the Post office, introduced by the Governor of the
Colony, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Treasury to transmit to you copy of a Letter from the Postmaster
General dated 25th Ultimo, on the same subject, but I am to state
that while the course His Lordship recommends, affords probably the
only means for carrying on the postal service strictly in accordance
with law, yet My Lords trust that Mr Secretary Cardwell will not be
compelled to resort to an arrangement so inconvenient to all parties;
& that the good sense of the Government & Colonials of Vancouvers
Island will lead to proper provision being made for the service.

The printed Enclosures to your letter are herewith returned as
requested by you.