With reference to your despatch No. 16 of the
8th January, I have
the honor to transmit to you, for your information and guidance, a copy
of a letter from the War Office authorising the payment of a gratuity of
£20, under
certain certain conditions, to
William Bowden as a settler in the
Colony under your Government.
Upon your forwarding to this Country
Bowden's receipt accompanied
by the required Medical Certificate, the War Office will be requested to
repay the amount to the Crown Agents to the credit of
British Columbia.