Romaine to Under-Secretary of State

I am commanded by my Lord Commrs of the Admiralty
to request you will lay before Mr Secretary Cardwell the
accompanying petition from Mr Alfred Waddington of
Victoria, Vancouver Island, in regard to his claim for
compensation on account of the loss of his scow on the
Homathco River, during certain operations against the Indians in 1864.

From the copies of the documents attached to the
petition it appears that the Colonial Authorities admit their
liability to afford compensation, whilst they dispute the
amount claimed. The matter may probably be dealt with by
the local Government without the intervention of their Lordships.