Colonial Despatches

Despatch to London. Minutes (1), Other documents (1).

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Seymour reports satisfaction on being informed that the Hudson’s Bay Company will discourage in every way the sale of Spirits to Indians in British Columbia, and proposes to extend the Liquor Law of the former Colony of British Columbia over the whole territory. Blackwood’s minute suggests forwarding Seymour’s message to the Hudson’s Bay Company.