No. 21

I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's despatch of the 10th
of January, calling for my promised report on an Ordinance
passed by the Legislature of this Colony in 1866 and entitled;

No. 10. An Ordinance conferring certain privileges on the
Williams Creek Bed Rock Flume Company.

2. The Ordinance having been passed during my absence I thought
it prudent to consult the Executive Council before offering to
Your Grace an opinion on the subject. I was unanimously advised
to recommend that the Ordinance should be left to its operation.
Which advice I likewise beg to tender to Your Grace.