I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's
               Treasury to state, for the information of the 
Duke of Buckingham
                  & Chandos, with references to your letter of the 
4th Inst,
               that My Lords approve of the payment of $500 to 
Mr E.J. Nesbitt,
               who has lost his appointment by the Union of 
Vancouvers Island
               and 
British Columbia, to cover the expense of his journey home;
               as recommended by His Grace.