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district ; 1 came here in October and from that moment one license only
has been paid by each claim. Cold weather has settled here early in
November.

As to try to collect now mining licenses is out of question; I have
already tried to do it without any success; but as soon as the mining
season will open the collection will be made without any difficulty.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
(Sgd.) OO. TRAVAILLOT,
A Commissioner.

BritisH COLUMBIA,
Fort YALE,
12th February, 1859.

S1r,—I have the honor to request to be informed, in the event of
Smuggled Goods** being Seized and forfeited, what portion of the
money arising from the sale of such goods should be awarded to the
officers by whom the seizure was made.

Mr. Smith,?* Revenue Officer at Fort Hope, appropriates one-
third to his officers upon, he states, the verbal order of His Excellency
Governor Douglas.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) C. Brew,
Chief Inspector of Police,
As. Chief Gold Commissioner.

Lieut. Governor Moody, Victoria, VI.

BriTisH COLUMBIA,
Fort YALE,
12th February, 1859.

Srr,—I have the honor to submit a communication received by
Mr. Hicks, Assist. Gold Commissioner, from Doctor Fifer, of Fort Yale,
enclosing an account of medicine supplied at Fort Yale to indigent sick
persons. Those sick persons were chiefly affected with frost-bite and

(23) Vancouver Island being a free trade colony and all imports into British Columbia being
subject to duty, the temptation to smuggle was very great. The duty on spirituous liquors was
one dollar per gallon. ‘To avoid this, attempts were made to smuggle it in in casks marked
‘‘hams,’’ or in boxes marked ‘‘ soap,’’ or secreted in barrels of flour.

(24) Robert T. Smith. See note (17) to Judge Begbie’s letters, ante, p. 26.

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