With reference to your Despatch No. 7 of the
21st December, I have
the honor to transmit to you for your information, a Copy of a letter
from the Clerk of the Commissioners of Patents stating that they are
willing to present to
the the Public Library at
New Westminster a complete
set of their Publications.
With the exception of the Specifications, I have accepted on behalf
of the Colony the works referred to, and the
Crown Agents have been
instructed to take the necessary steps for insuring and transmitting
them to
British Columbia by the first opportunity.