The Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury have had before
Them your letter of the 13th Ulto and its enclosure.
Their Lordships desire me to state, for the information of
Mr
Secretary Cardwell, that They see no objection to the Trustees of
the
Vancouver's Island Sinking Fund being authorized to invest, in
the securities of the Governments of
New South Wales,
Ceylon,
Mauritius,
Victoria, or the
Cape of Good Hope, any sums paid to
them on account of the Sinking Fund in question, as well as any
interest or dividends arising therefrom, in accordance with the
13
th clause of the
Vancouver's Island Road
and and Harbour Loan Act,
1862.