Hamilton to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am desired by the Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury to
transmit for the information of Sir EB Lytton, with reference to your
letter of the 14th Ulto the enclosed copy of a Report and of it's
enclosure from the Postmaster General, on the offer of Mr Stamp to
Establish Mail Packet communication between San Francisco and British
Columbia, and I am to request that you will move the Secretary of
State to cause My Lords to be favored with any observations on the
subject which he may wish to offer.