Offices of the Crown Agents for the Colonies,
Spring Gardens, London, S.W.
11 April 1871
Sir,
The enclosed letter is an Authority to the Chief Cashier of the
Bank of England to deliver to the Crown Agents for the Colonies
the
New Zealand Government 5 per cent Debenture Bond N
o 1818
for £500, belonging to the
British Columbia Sinking Fund (series
1873), for which you are one of the Trustees, which was drawn on
the
17th ultimo, and will be paid off on the
15th instant.
The proceeds, when received, will be reinvested in the purchase
of another
New Zealand Government Bond for a like amount.