Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 5 February 1870, CO 60:38, no. 2546, 133.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 5 February 1870, CO 60:38, no. 2546, 133.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (4).
No. 12
5th February 1870
My Lord,
With reference to Your Lordship's Despatch No 63 of 28th June,
on the subject of the Ordinance No 11 of 1869, "respecting
Pre-emption claims," in which you transmitted for consideration
a Copy of a Report upon the provisionsof
of that Ordinance by the
Emigration Commissioners—I have the honor to acquaint Your
Lordship that in the preparation of the Ordinance by the
Attorney General and the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
the provision for the summary remedy suggested by Mr Murdoch
was purposely omitted in order to ensure the easy passage of the
Ordinance, and particularly to avoid the appearance in aColony
Colony
where it is so much desired to encourage settlement, of too
urgent pressure on "bona fide" settlers perhaps unable to pay up
promptly. It is thought that this latter reason is still
operative and under the circumstances it may be inexpedient to
introduce any amendment of the Ordinance until absolutely
necessary.
of that Ordinance by the
Emigration Commissioners—I have the honor to acquaint Your
Lordship that in the preparation of the Ordinance by the
Attorney General and the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works
the provision for the summary remedy suggested by Mr Murdoch
was purposely omitted in order to ensure the easy passage of the
Ordinance, and particularly to avoid the appearance in aColony
Colony
where it is so much desired to encourage settlement, of too
urgent pressure on "bona fide" settlers perhaps unable to pay up
promptly. It is thought that this latter reason is still
operative and under the circumstances it may be inexpedient to
introduce any amendment of the Ordinance until absolutely
necessary.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Holland
The L. & E. Comrs in 6144 suggested that the Ordinance might have contained some less dilatory & expensive a mode of enforcing payment of purchase money than the ordinary course of proceedings at Law.
The L. & E. Comrs in 6144 suggested that the Ordinance might have contained some less dilatory & expensive a mode of enforcing payment of purchase money than the ordinary course of proceedings at Law.
It is not desirable to do anything that would in
any way
discourage settlement.
any way
discourage settlement.
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Sir F. Rogers
I wd acknowledge & add that under the circumstances stated in the Despatch Ld G can understand that it may be inexpedient to introduce the suggested amendment.
I wd acknowledge & add that under the circumstances stated in the Despatch Ld G can understand that it may be inexpedient to introduce the suggested amendment.
HTH
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