I have had the honor to receive Your Lordship's Despatch N 61,
of the
17 June, enclosing correspondence with
M G.E. Nias,
on the subject of the land in dispute between him and the
government of
British Columbia.
A Lease![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/co_60_44/co_60_44_00168v.jpg)
A Lease for a nominal Rent has
in accordance with Your Lordship's suggestion been offered to
M Nias who is in occupation of the land, and is acting under
legal advice, for her husband, but she is indisposed to accept
that arrangement.
2. The case of
D Trimble is now under adjudication and will
probably be determined in a very short time, when the question
of
M Nias' title will also be decided. If the
decision![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/co_60_44/co_60_44_00169r.jpg)
decision, as
there can be little doubt, should be in favor of the government
it will then be more easy to effect some arrangement by which
M Nias may be able to exhaust the value of the improvements
made upon the land.
3. I enclose a Copy of the Information filed in the Supreme
Court in the case of
D Trimble which contains a clear
statement of the matter at issue, and may be useful if any
further reference is made to Your Lordship on the subject.