No. 7
               
            
            
               21 January 1869
               
               My Lord Duke,
                
            
            
               I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's despatch N
o 100
               of the 
25th November, respecting the postal arrangements
               which exist on the part of
British British Columbia
 British Columbia with the United
               Kingdom, the Dominion of Canada, and the United States.
               
               2.  The local Government feel very grateful to Your Grace for
               the trouble you have taken in this matter.
               
            
            
               3.  I have the honor to enclose the Returns called for by Your
               Grace.
               
4. Perhaps 
            
            
               4.  Perhaps you would kindly direct the amount due to the Colony
               to be placed to it's credit with the Crown Agents.
               
            
            
               I have the honor to be
               My Lord Duke
               Your Grace's most obedient
               humble Servant
               
Frederick Seymour
               
               Minutes by CO staff
               
                
                  
                  Sir F. Sandford
                     To the Post Office, calling attention to the request that the
                     amount due to the Colony may be paid to the Crown Agents.
                     
 
                  
                  
                   
                  
                  
                     At once.
                     
                  
                  
                  
                   
            
            
               Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
               
                
                  
                  
                     Two statements showing the amount paid by the colony for the
                     conveyance of mail to and from 
San Francisco for the periods
                     
17 January to 1 June 1868, and 
1 June to 31 December 1868, both
                     signed by 
Robert Ker, Auditor General, 
21 January 1869.
                     
                     
 
            
            
               Other documents included in the file
               
                
                  
                  
                     Sandford to Secretary to the General Post Office, 
3 April
                        1869, forwarding copy of the despatch and statements and requesting
                     the amount owing to the colony be forwarded to the Crown Agents.