I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Treasury to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, with reference to your letter of the
8th
Inst, that My Lords approve of the Grant to
Mr Watson, late
Treasurer of
British Columbia, of six months Salary and a free
passage home for himself, Wife, and family, as recommended by His
Grace the
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.