Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Peel, Frederick to Rogers, Frederic 10 June 1864, CO 60:20, no. 5326, 220.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Respecting a British Columbia ordinance applying for funds out of the General Revenue of the Colony, Peel informs Rogers that the Lords of the Treasury will not interfere with the legislation of BC but will exercise
a general supervision over proceedings of a financial characterin matters that England
may be considered to some extent responsible until a strictly Representative Assembly is constituted.Blackwood minutes his observation that BC has a similar governance model as Ceylon and therefore the Lords of the Treasury are
entitled to exercise much the same amount of superintendence over the Finances ofB.C. as they do over the Finances of Ceylon.
Peel to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
10th June 1864
Sir
The Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury have
had before Them Mr Elliot's letter of the 31st Ultimo
enclosing an Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council of
British Columbia—No 3 of 1864—to apply the sum of £135,639.16.7 out of
the General Revenue of the Colony for the service of the year 1864.
I am to request that you will state to Mr Secretary
Cardwell, with reference to the observations in that letter,
that My Lords would beunwilling
unwilling to interfere with the Legislation
of the Council of that Colony further than by exercising a general
supervision over proceedings of a financial character for which
Her Majesty's Government may be considered to some extent
responsible until a strictly Representative Assembly is constituted.
unwilling to interfere with the Legislation
of the Council of that Colony further than by exercising a general
supervision over proceedings of a financial character for which
Her Majesty's Government may be considered to some extent
responsible until a strictly Representative Assembly is constituted.
Until that form of Institution is created My Lords are of
opinion that the Regulations which have been laid down for the
guidance of the Officers charged with the administration of the
financial affairs of Crown Colonies should be adhered to.
Certainly.
At the present occasion theGovernor
Governor, in forwarding the
Ordinance, appropriating £135,639.16.7 to the service of the
year 1864, has omitted to accompany it with the Estimates of
Revenue—Form A of Instructions of 1848—or the Estimates of
Expenditure—Form B—or with any information in regard to any
increase or decrease of charge in comparison with the Estimates
of the previous year.
Governor, in forwarding the
Ordinance, appropriating £135,639.16.7 to the service of the
year 1864, has omitted to accompany it with the Estimates of
Revenue—Form A of Instructions of 1848—or the Estimates of
Expenditure—Form B—or with any information in regard to any
increase or decrease of charge in comparison with the Estimates
of the previous year.
My Lords are not prepared, without means of reference to
the usual Returns, to state objections to, or approval of,
the mode in which the Revenue of 1864 has been appropriated
according to the Schedule annexed to the Ordinance, and They
would wishto
to receive the Estimates in the usual Form and
a Report from the Governor on the subject—together with
such information as may have been laid before the Council
at the time of passing the Ordinance.
to receive the Estimates in the usual Form and
a Report from the Governor on the subject—together with
such information as may have been laid before the Council
at the time of passing the Ordinance.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
See Sir F. Rogers' minute on 4048. I think the Treasury are entitled to exercise much the same amount of superintendance over the Finances of B.C. as they do over the Finances of Ceylon—the composition of the Governing body—the Leg: Council—being in both colonies the same.
See Sir F. Rogers' minute on 4048. I think the Treasury are entitled to exercise much the same amount of superintendance over the Finances of B.C. as they do over the Finances of Ceylon—the composition of the Governing body—the Leg: Council—being in both colonies the same.
Desire the Governor to send home the Estimates
of Revenue & the rest of the infn required
by the T-y—as specified in the 2 last paragraphs of this Letter.
ABd
11 June
Sir F. Rogers
I think so. But we must take care to furnish the Governor with Copies of the required Forms, which very probably he does not possess. Mr Blackwood will attend to this when the papers return for preparing the draft.
I think so. But we must take care to furnish the Governor with Copies of the required Forms, which very probably he does not possess. Mr Blackwood will attend to this when the papers return for preparing the draft.
