Seymour asks if a provision can be added to the bill, now before parliament, for [the] ultimate admission of British Columbia into Canadian Confederacy.Buckingham’s minute relates why the bill cannot be modified and instructions for the reply to
Seymour’s despatch.
Can provision be made in bill now before parliament for ultimate
admission of British Columbia into Canadian Confederacy. I write.
Minutes by CO staff
It is too late to modify this bill as it has finally passed
therefore await despatches referred to which will explain the reasons
for this telegram before replying.