With reference to my despatch No. 23 of the
16th November I have
the honor to transmit to you the accompanying Extract from the Minutes
of a Meeting of the Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company held on the
20th November 1866, expressing the opinion of the Governor
and and Committee
of that Body that it is the duty of the Company to discourage in every
way the sale of spirits to the Indians in
Vancouver Island and
British Columbia.