ication between
Victoria and the back settlements, we may hope that the inhabitants
of the town will not in future be so dependent on neighboring
countries for their supplies of produce."

Official List for Vancouver Island.

James Douglas, C.B., Governor.
W. A. G. Young, Colonial Secretary.
Joseph Porter, Chief Clerk.
George H. Carey, Attorney-General.
A. Hensley, Clerk.
Alex. Watson, Treasurer.
Jos. Despard Pemberton, Surveyor-General.
W. B. Pearse, Assistant.
Robert Ker, Auditor (father of D. R. Ker).
Thos. E. Holmes, Clerk.
Edward G. Alston, Registrar-General of Deeds.
Charles G. Wylly, Assessor (still with us).
Henry Wootton, Postmaster (father of Stephen and E. E. Wootton).
J. M. Sparrow, Clerk (still with us).

The Legislature.

Hon. Rodk. Finlayson, Hon. Donald Fraser, Hon. David Cameron,
Hon. Alfred J. Langley, Edw. G. Alston and Hon. Alex Watson,
nominative.
J. S. Helmcken, G. H. Carey and Selim Franklin, Victoria City.
Wm. Cocker, Esquimalt.
W. F. Tolmie, M.D., J. W. Trutch, and Jas. Trimble, M.D.,
Victoria District.
Geo. F. Foster and W. J. Macdonald, Lake District.
J. J. Southgate, Salt Spring Island.
D. B. Ring, Nanaimo.
John Coles, Saanich.
Robert Burnaby, Esquimalt.

Victoria Fire Department.

John Dickson, Chief Engineer.
John Malovanski, Assistant Engineer.
Chas. Gowen, President Board Delegates.
Jas. S. Drummond, Secretary Board Delegates.

ORGANIZATION OF COMPANIES.

Union Hook and Ladder, November 22nd, 1859, D. A. Edgar, Foreman.
Deluge Engine, No. 1, March 5th, 1860. Jas. S. Drummond, Foreman.
Tiger Engine No. 2, March 23rd, 1860. Samuel L. Kelly, Foreman.

Note.--Of these pioneer firemen of Victoria of this date, Sam Kelly
is (1910) the only surviving member of the executive.

H. M. S. Ships of the Pacific Station.

Rear-Admiral, Sir Thomas Maitland.

_Bacchante_, 51 guns; _Chameleon_, 17 guns; _Charybdis_, 17 guns;
_Clio_, 22 guns; _Devastation_, 6 guns; _Forward_, 3 guns;
_Grappler_, 3 guns; _Hecate_, 6 guns; _Mutine_, 16 guns; _Naiad_,
6 guns; _Nereus_, 6 guns; _Tartar_, 20 guns; _Termagant_, 25 guns;
_Topaz_, 51 guns; _Tribune_, 23 guns; _Sutlej_, 51 guns.

Note.--One-third of these were on southern station. --Ex.

Consuls at Victoria.

France, P. Mene, Esq.
United States, Allen Frances, Esq.
Sandwich Islands, Henry Rhodes, Esq. (father of Chas. Rhodes).

Municipal.

Thomas Ha