I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's despatch No. 103 of
the
31st
December 1867, informing me that a Bill for £1,500, drawn
by by
the Governor and Treasurer of
Vancouver Island for pay for the
Marines stationed at
San Juan had been paid.
2. Your Grace remarks that you expected some information from
me on the subject. I beg to say that I do not know how the
omission of communicating with Your Grace took place, but I will
see that regular notice, in
future future, accompanies every Bill drawn
for the purpose alluded to.