I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of a letter from the
Board of Treasury enclosing a Report from the Commissioners of Audit
respecting the
British Columbia Account for
1863, with a Statement of
Expenditure in excess
of![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/rg7_g8c_12/rg7_g8c_12_00171v.jpg)
of the Estimate for that year; and I have to
request that you will furnish me with a Report in explanation of this
statement.