Colonial Despatches

British Columbia Public Offices 1860

Admiralty

2571 Mar. 10 Extra pay for Royal Marines. 5113 May 21 Shortage of provisions on Thames City. 5761 June 8 Expense of transfer of Royal Marines. 5782 June 9 Shipment of cargo on Thames City. 5986 June 11 Withdrawal of claim for travel expenses of Royal Engineers. 9195 Sep. 15 Shipment and delivery of stores on Thames City. 9487 Oct. 1 Young to remain in colony as colonial secretary. 10354 Oct. 30 Extra pay for Royal Marines. 10354 B605AD0810799 Nov. 16 Payment of entertainment expenses on Forward. 10799 B605AD09

Council (Privy Council)

6448 June 27 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 6822 July 9 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 

Land (Emigration Office)

1299 Feb. 7 Objection to system of land preemption. 2301 Mar. 3 Report on Clarke's land scheme. 3402 Mar. 31 Report on preemption proclamation. 3403 Mar. 31 Approval of crown lands proclamation. 4725 May 8 Free land grants to clergy. 4752 May 9 Land reservations for Christianized Indians. 8130 Aug. 13 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 8564 Aug. 31 Passage for wives of Royal Engineers. 10092 Oct. 20 Passage for wives of Royal Engineers. 10092 B605LN0910674 Nov. 14 Passage for wives of Royal Engineers. 10674 B605LN1010940 Nov. 20 Reports on Clarke's land scheme. 10940 B605LN11

Law Office

3091 Mar. 19 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 

Miscellaneous

240 Jan. 5 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 532 Jan. 16 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 6239 June 15 Hudson's Bay Company claims to land. 11001 Aug. 25 Welcoming address to the Prince of Wales. 11001 B605MI04

Treasury

262 Jan. 9 Moody's salary as land commissioner. 480 Jan. 13 Moody's salary as land commissioner. 526 Jan. 16 Travelling allowance to the governor. 1173 Feb. 3 Inadequacy of governor's salary. 1566 Feb. 15 Bill drawn by Young. 1776 Feb. 20 Bill drawn by Young. 2532 Mar. 8 Moody's salary as land commissioner. 2909 Mar. 16 Approval of tonnage duties proclamation. 2910 Mar. 16 Advances and payments on the colony. 3191 Mar. 26 Stores supplied to Royal Engineers. 3192 Mar. 26 Stores supplied to Royal Engineers. 3193 Mar. 26 Medicines supplied to Royal Engineers. 3277 Mar. 30 Grant's travelling expenses. 3326 Mar. 31 Admiralty claim for passages of Royal Engineers. 3493 Apr. 4 Payment of governor's salary. 3520 Apr. 5 Advances from Treasury. 3980 Apr. 18 Establishment of assay office. 4190 Apr. 26 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 4602 May 7 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 5231 May 25 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 5424 May 30 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 5510 June 2 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 5511 June 2 Payment of passage expenses. 5721 June 6 Payment of Moody's salary. 7392 July 26 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 7840 Aug. 9 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 8536 Aug. 29 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 8566 Aug. 31 Payment of Moody's salary. 8866 Sep. 11 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 9010 Sep. 15 Governor's salary and treasurer's bill. 9017 Sep. 15 Bill drawn for treasury of BC. 9623 Oct. 9 Payment of passage for wives of Royal Engineers. 9987 Oct. 20 Advances from Treasury regarding Royal Engineers. 10154 Oct. 25 Requisition of small coins. 10154 B605TE3410172 Oct. 26 Shipment of coins to colony. 10172 B605TE3511517 Dec. 13 Payment of entertainment expenses on Forward. 11517 B605TE36

War Office

603 Jan. 18 Personal belongings of Engineers lost on the Briseis. 822 Jan. 24 Promotion and removal of Lempriere. 1122 Feb. 1 Plans relative to Palmer's exploration of BC. 1790 Feb. 21 Mayne's sketch map of BC. 1791 Feb. 21 Palmer's sketch map of BC. 3273 Mar. 29 King's application for remission and purchase of land. 3411 Apr. 2 Claim for medical stores supplied to the colony. 7179 July 14 Cargo shipped with Thames City. 9021 Sep. 15 Passage for wives of Royal Engineers. 

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