Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 22 July 1867, CO 60:31, no. 6984, 69.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Hamilton transmits the Postmaster General’s letter
relating to the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco and British Columbiaand states that the Treasury is not in favour of establishing an
Imperial Governmentfunded
subsidized line of British Packets between Panama and British Columbia.Cox’s minute suggests forwarding Hamilton’s despatch to Seymour and sanctioning Seymour’s arrangement for
the conveyance of the Mails to S. Francisco for 6 months.Blake’s minute suggests seeing
Admy/7088.
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
22nd July, 1867
Sir,
With reference to Mr Elliot's letters of the 14th and 22nd
ultimo, relating to the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco
and British Columbia, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you, for the information of
the Duke of Buckingham, the enclosed copy of a letter from the
Postmaster General relating to this subject,and
and I am desired to
state that My Lords concur in opinion with the Duke of Montrose that
it would not be advisable on postal grounds to incur on the part of
the Imperial Government the considerable expenditure which the
establishment of a subsidized line of British Packets between
Panama and British Columbia would involve.
and I am desired to
state that My Lords concur in opinion with the Duke of Montrose that
it would not be advisable on postal grounds to incur on the part of
the Imperial Government the considerable expenditure which the
establishment of a subsidized line of British Packets between
Panama and British Columbia would involve.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Ackn: receipt of the Governors three despatches 4390, 5082 & 5081 & send him a copy of this for his information, & then sanction the arrangement reported in the last of these despatches (5801) for the
conveyance of the Mails to S. Francisco for 6 months?
Ackn: receipt of the Governors three despatches 4390, 5082 & 5081 & send him a copy of this for his information, & then sanction the arrangement reported in the last of these despatches (5801) for the
conveyance of the Mails to S. Francisco for 6 months?
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Montrose, General Post Office, to Treasury, 27 June
1867, opposing subsidized mail service for British Columbia and
suggesting the colony make arrangements with steamers contracted by
the American Post Office for service between San Francisco and the
colony.
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Buckingham to Seymour, No. 42, 1 August 1867 transmitting the Postmaster General’s letter not supporting establishing a British
Packets line between Panama and British Columbia, advising Seymour that arrangements for mail service with the US are being initiated, and approving
of Seymour’s temporary arrangement for the “conveyance of the Mails between San Francisco and Victoria.”.