No. 96

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch of the 28th
of September No. 132, stating that you will probably find it
necessary to dispense with the services of Mr. N.R. Spalding who is
now in temporary charge of the district of Nanaimo, and expressing
an expectation that I may find means of providing for him in some
other Colony.

I have noted Mr. Spalding's name with those of other applicants
for Colonial appointments who I must add are very numerous.