Berens to Newcastle

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Sir Frederic Rogers'
letter of the 23rd
instant enclosing a despatch from Governor Douglas transmitting
a correspondence which has passed between himself and the Agent of the Hudson's
Bay Company in Vancouver's Island on the
subject of the Sale by the Company of a certain portion of water frontage in Victoria
required for a public landing place and Harbour Master's Office.

In reply I beg to state that
there is no wish on the part of this Company to do anything that would militate against the public
interests. I therefore hasten to inform your Grace that in compliance with the suggestion thrown out in
Sir Frederic Rogers' letter I have directed that specific instructions shall be sent by
this days post to the Agent of this Company at Victoria to suspend
the sales of the land in question as referred to in the
correspondence between Governor Douglas and Mr Dallas.