In reply to your letter of the
19th Instant with its enclosure
from the Governor of
Vancouvers Island, I am commanded by my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you for the information
of the Secretary of State for the Colonies that
Lieutenant Philip
J. Hankin has been granted two years further leave of absence to
enable him to retain the appointment of Superintendent of Police at
Victoria,
Vancouvers Island.