No. 70

I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two plain
copies of an Ordinance of the recent Session of the Legislature
of this Colony entitled;

No. 22. An Ordinance to facilitate the working of the Mineral Lands.

Your Lordship will observe that it contains a suspending clause.

2. The report of the Attorney General is sufficiently full on
the subject.

3. As the main principles of the measure were introduced by
myself, I need hardly say that I take a favorable view of the
Ordinance.

4. Should Your Lordship approve of the measure, perhaps you
would be good enough to telegraph to me, Her Majesty's allowance
of the Ordinance. It is one of great importance to the Colony.