Referring to your esteemed favor of the 15th Inst,
May I enquire if the law on the subject of the Loan of £50,000 received from British Columbia has been confirmed.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obt Servt J. Whittet Smith
Acting Manager
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
The Act has been confirmed & the Agents have been directed
to prepare the Debentures & to place themselves in
communication with the Bank. Inform Mr Smith?
Draft, Rogers to Smith, 29 November 1862, advising that the
ordinance had received royal approval and the Agents
General had been instructed to prepare the debentures
and to communicate same to the Bank of British Columbia.