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Despatch to London
Hankin, Philip J. to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 14 June 1869, CO 60:36, no. 8077, 2.
Abstract
Hankin, Philip J. to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 14 June 1869, CO 60:36, no. 8077, 2.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1).
No. 1
Victoria
14th June 1869
My Lord,
I deeply regret that it is my painful duty to report to Your
Lordship the death of His Excellency Governor Seymour.
2. On
2. On the 17th of May Governor Seymour left Victoria on board
Her Majesty's Ship "Sparrowhawk" on an official visit to
Metlakahtla and the Settlements on the North West Coast of
British Columbia.
3. His Excellency had been in a delicate state of health,
suffering from extreme debility, but no danger was apprehended
by his Medical adviser.
4. Nanaimo, BellaCoola
Coola, Bella Bella, and the Missionary
Stations on the Naas River and at Metlakahtla had been visited,
and the Governor was on his return to Victoria when he was
seized, on the 8th Instant, with an attack of Diarrhea and
expired on the 10th Instant on board Her Majesty's Ship
"Sparrowhawk" at Bella Coola.
Coola, Bella Bella, and the Missionary
Stations on the Naas River and at Metlakahtla had been visited,
and the Governor was on his return to Victoria when he was
seized, on the 8th Instant, with an attack of Diarrhea and
expired on the 10th Instant on board Her Majesty's Ship
"Sparrowhawk" at Bella Coola.
5. By virtue of Governor Seymour's Commission the duties of
Administeringthe
the Government of the Colony devolve upon the
Senior Member of the Executive Council, and I have therefore, as
Colonial Secretary and Senior Member of the Executive Council,
this day, taken the customary oaths of Office as Administrator
and have assumed the Government of this Colony, pending
Instructions from Her Majesty's Government.
the Government of the Colony devolve upon the
Senior Member of the Executive Council, and I have therefore, as
Colonial Secretary and Senior Member of the Executive Council,
this day, taken the customary oaths of Office as Administrator
and have assumed the Government of this Colony, pending
Instructions from Her Majesty's Government.
6. The Mail leavesfor
for England immediately, but I shall write
more at length by the next Steamer.
for England immediately, but I shall write
more at length by the next Steamer.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble Servant.
Frederick Seymour Philip J. Hankin
Administering the Government
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble Servant.
Frederick Seymour Philip J. Hankin
Administering the Government
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
The despatch written to Mr Hankin on the receipt of the telegram announcing Mr Seymour's death supersedes the necessity for an answer to this.
The despatch written to Mr Hankin on the receipt of the telegram announcing Mr Seymour's death supersedes the necessity for an answer to this.
Put by.