No. 64, Miscellaneous

Complaints made by "Schooner-men" or coasting traders against various
tribes of Indians on the coast of this Island having lately
 accumulated, I deemed it necessary to visit the Indian villages and
settlements of white men around the Island.

With this view the Senior Officer on the station placed Her Majesty's
Ship "Scout" at my disposal.

I embarked in this vessel on the 8th August and made the tour of the
Island arriving at Victoria on the 20th.

During this tour I landed and had personal intercourse with almost
every tribe on the coast and the whole of the white settlements.

I found the Indians friendly and in almost every instance desirous of
having a white man resident among them to protect them from whiskey
traders who are the great disturbers on the coast.

As I shall have occasion to address you on this important subject at
an early period I will now confine myself to forwarding a newspaper
outline of my proceedings.

I have given Captain Price commanding Her Majesty's Ship "Scout," the
usual certificate to recover the regulated allowance for the
Entertainment of myself and one servant.