With reference to 
Mr Elliot's letter of the 
20th
                  Ultimo,
               
               I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her
               Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information
               of 
Sir E.B. Lytton, that a Bond has been executed by 
Captain W.D. Gosset, himself in £2000, and two sureties in
               £1000 each, for the performance of the duties of Colonial
               Treasurer of 
British Columbia.