Douglas thanks Lytton for his “valuable information” concerning the sale of town lots in Victoria.
The minutes “Put by.”
No. 16
25 April 1859
I have duly received and attentively considered your Despatch of
the 9th February No 18 in reply to my Despatch upon the
subject of the sale of Town Lots at Victoria and I beg to offer
you my sinceresincere thanks for the very valuable information you have
conveyed to me in connection with the settlement and improvement
of Land in British Colonies as acquired by long experience in
your Department.