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I have marked so X these parts of Captain Travaillot’s letter which are of interest as connected with the goldfields.

At A Captain Travaillot refers to information I gave him that a party of professional gamblers from Fort Yale were about to proceed to his district, and that unless he took prompt measures to dislodge them they would cause him trouble.

At B he alludes to the announcement of the time at which the Assizes were to be held, made public by desire of the Hon. Chief Judge Begbie.

At C Captain Travaillot alludes to instructions which I sent to him with regard to the recording of water privileges for mining pur- poses in order to guard against litigation such as will soon probably arise in the Fort Yale District.

Paragraph D alludes to the report that the Chief Constable at Lytton kept a public-house referred to in my letter to your Excellency of the 2nd Inst.

At F Captain Travaillot alludes to remarks which in a letter I made to him as a suggestion merely. I knew that he had been applied to for a choice lot in the new Town of Lytton, and I suggested to him that under present circumstances it may be expedient before he disposed of Town lots if he applied for or awaited your Excellency’s instruc- tions as to how the Town lots were to be sold.*¢

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

To His Excellency Lieut. Governor M oody, Fort Langly,

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Fort Yate, B.C,, 17th March, 1859, Str,—I have the honor to State, with reference to your letter of the 2nd Inst. relative to the granting of spirit licences quarterly, that on making inquiry into the licensing system pursued at Fort Yale, I ascertained that Mr. Hicks, late Assist. Crown Commissioner, had (56) Under the Proclamation of February 14, 1859, town lots were to be disposed of by

auction. This letter shows the material that the Governor had to work with and the care that was necessary to prevent possible future difficulties,