Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Mackean, Thomas William Lockwood to Grenville, Richard 30 July 1867, CO 60:30, no. 7467, 331.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (4), Other documents (1).
Mackean forwards private correspondence from the Manager of the Bank of British Columbia in Victoria
with the Colonial Secretary of British Columbia,Birch, and requests an interview with Buckingham. Cox’s minute states Buckingham already has a meeting with Mackean scheduled and discusses the Colonial Offices current knowledge of British Columbia’s finances. Included documents are letters between Ward and Birch discussing British Columbia’s financial arrangements with the Bank of British Columbia and response to Mackean suggesting a date for an interview.
MacKean to Buckingham
30th July 1867
My Lord Duke,
I beg to enclose the private correspondence of the Manager of
this Bank in Victoria with the Colonial Secretary of British
Columbia to enable your Grace to understand more fully the position
of the Government account.
I would respectfully request that this Correspondence be
considered unofficial until I have had the honour of an interview.
If your Grace could make it convenient to see me on Thursday
or on Friday at half past two I would esteem it a favour.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's
Obedient Humble Servant
Tho. W.L MacKean
Chairman
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's
Obedient Humble Servant
Tho. W.L MacKean
Chairman
Minutes by CO staff
In consequence of many engagements, His Grace cannot see him this
week, but will on Tuesday next at 3.
HSB
1 Aug
Mr Elliot
See 6956. The Duke of Buckingham saw Mr MacKean, & he then left with his Grace the papers
registered 6951. You will see Mr M is to have another interview with his Grace tomorrow. From 6951 you
will see the Bank are quite able to take [care] of themselves. We have
recd nothing from Gov Seymour for some [time] and are very destitute
of information as to the state of the Finances of the now United
Colony—beyond the fact that they are in debt to the Home Govt as
well as to the Bank.
See 6956. The Duke of Buckingham saw Mr MacKean, & he then left with his Grace the papers
registered 6951. You will see Mr M is to have another interview with his Grace tomorrow. From 6951 you
will see the Bank are quite able to take [care] of themselves. We have
recd nothing from Gov Seymour for some [time] and are very destitute
of information as to the state of the Finances of the now United
Colony—beyond the fact that they are in debt to the Home Govt as
well as to the Bank.
The Expenditure of B. Columbia for 1865 as you are aware exceeded
its Revenue considerably.
But full acquaintance with the affairs of B. Columbia will
enable you to give his Grace what information he may want.
CC
5 Aug
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
William Ward, Acting Manager, to A.N. Birch, 16 January 1867,
regarding the state of the colony's account and the closure of
its account with the Bank of British North America.
