In reply to 
Mr Elliots letter of the 
9th Instant, I am
               commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to
               acquaint you that the Paymaster General has been authorized to pay
               to Messrs. Coutts & C
o on behalf of 
Mr F. Seymour, Governor of
               
British Columbia, the sum of £400, as a contribution towards the
               expenses of his return to the Colony.