Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 27 November 1867, CO 60:29, no. 1207, 473.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2).
This document contains mentions of Indigenous Peoples. The authors of these documents
often perpetuate a negative perspective of Indigenous Peoples and it is important
to look critically at these mentions. They sometimes use terminology that is now considered
hurtful and offensive. To learn more about modern terminology pertaining to Indigenous
Peoples, Indigenous ways of knowing, and decolonization, please refer to the Glossary of terms.
Seymour discusses applying the
Act of Parliament to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to vaccination.Seymour also describes the state of vaccination in British Columbia among settlers and Indigenous peoples.
No. 151
27th November 1867
My Lord Duke,
I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's Circular (2)
despatch of 3rd September, forwarding an Act of Parliament to
consolidate and amend the Laws relating to vaccination.
2. Your
2. Your Grace desires me to consider and report whether it
is not desirable that a measure based upon the same principle as
this Act with such modifications as local circumstances may require
should be submitted to the Legislature of this Colony.
3. I am of the opinion, while fully admitting the value of
the general principles of the measure, that the machinery is too
elaborate and expensivefor
for us. Nearly all the "whites" have been
vaccinated and the Missionaries perform the same service for the
Indians. I will however take an early opportunity of consulting
the Stipendary Magistrates on the subject.
for us. Nearly all the "whites" have been
vaccinated and the Missionaries perform the same service for the
Indians. I will however take an early opportunity of consulting
the Stipendary Magistrates on the subject.
