No. 14
1 September 1870
Sir,
With reference to my Predecessor's Despatch No. 10 of the 9th February, I have the honor to transmit to you the copy of a further letter which has been received in this Department from Mr. Nias.
I assume that the statements contained in this letterandManuscript image and his Petition must be altogether incorrect, but I should wish to be informed whether Mr. Nias has any ground for claiming a title to the land in Question.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Kimberley
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Copy, Nias to Granville, 17 June 1870, regarding Nias's supposed claim to a piece of land in British Columbia.
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John to Musgrave, Sir Anthony 1 September 1870, NAC :, 361. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B707114.html.

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