Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 2 June 1865, CO 60:22, no. 8237, 19.
Abstract
Seymour, Frederick to Cardwell, Edward 2 June 1865, CO 60:22, no. 8237, 19.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
No. 75
2nd June 1865
Sir,
I have the honor to forward an Authenticated and two
plain Copies of an Ordinance of the recent Session of the
Legislature of this Colony, entitled;
No. 28. An Ordinancefurther
further to facilitate the
construction of the Overland Telegraph.
further to facilitate the
construction of the Overland Telegraph.
2. This Ordinance was passed at the solicitation of
the Western Union Telegraph Extension Company, which has
commonly been called the "Collins Company." The Company
found themselves unable to comply with the Laws of the
Colony affecting the registrationof
of Joint Stock Companies.
of Joint Stock Companies.
