No. 115

With reference to your despatches No. 80 and 82 of the 29th and
31st of December last I have the honour to acquaint you that I have
authorized the Colonial Agents General to give to Mr. Nind the
Stipendiary Magistrate and assistant gold Commissioner for British Columbia the half salary to which he may be entitled during the period
of his leave of absence and I have to request that you will remit to
them without delay a sum sufficient to meet their payments. I take
this opportunity of imposing upon you the necessity which exists for
keeping the Agents General supplied with funds for the Services which
may from time to time be required in this country for British Columbia.
You should remit such a sum as to give them a moderate balance in hand
to meet accruing demands.