I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your
Grace's Despatch N 24 of the
1 May last, forwarding for my information copies of two letters from
the Treasury having
reference
to to the establishment of an
Assay Office in
British
Columbia which were not previously communicated to me, and I
have to convey my thanks to your Grace for the documents in
question, which embody much useful information on the subject.