Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Wodehouse, John 10 February 1871, CO 60:43, no. 2352, 93.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Wodehouse, John 10 February 1871, CO 60:43, no. 2352, 93.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (4), Other documents (1).
No. 10
10th February 1871
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward, with the usual Attorney General's
Report, an authenticated and two plain copies of an Act passed
by the Legislative Council entitled—
An Act to appropriate thesum
sum of Three hundred and forty-seven
thousand five hundred and thirty-five Dollars and One Cent, out
of the General Revenue of the Colony, for the Contingent service
of the Year 1871.
sum of Three hundred and forty-seven
thousand five hundred and thirty-five Dollars and One Cent, out
of the General Revenue of the Colony, for the Contingent service
of the Year 1871.
2. I enclose copies of the Estimates for 1871 upon which this
Act is based, and of the Auditor's Report and of theReturns
Returns
required by Your Lordship's Despatch No 38 of the 16th
December last, which are appended to that Report.
Returns
required by Your Lordship's Despatch No 38 of the 16th
December last, which are appended to that Report.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Herbert
B. Columbia Estimates 1871.
Revenue 1869 $528,494.
" 1870 Estimated 537,750.
" " with later information 502,300.
" 1871 533,950.
B. Columbia Estimates 1871.
Revenue 1869 $528,494.
" 1870 Estimated 537,750.
" " with later information 502,300.
" 1871 533,950.
Customs for 1870 were estimated at $350,000—but will only reach
$325,000 & are estimated for 1871 [at] $320,000. There are some
variations in other Items as shewn in the Auditor's Report—but
nothing calling for notice.
Expenditure
1869 $515,539.
1870 Estimated 513,735.
1871 " 522,135.
The result shews an Estimated surplus of Revenue agst
Expenditure of $11,814.
As regards Items of Expenditure the chief variations are shewn
in the Auditors Report. I have nothing to add to the few
observations I have made in the margin of the Auditors Report.
There is however one Item not noticed
in the Report & new this year which may be questionable, $4500
subsidy to Union Telegraph to Portland,
per annum.
The return of April shews a very small sum in hand as available.
The Governor has attended to the instructions contained in Lord
Granvilles despatch of 1 April 1870—2543—& the Estimates were
prepared before Mr Musgrave recd Lord Kimberley's despatch
of
the 16 Dec 1870—12325.
of
the 16 Dec 1870—12325.
But under present circumstances, that is with the new
Constitution & the coming Union with Canada I do not see that
we need do more than sanction the Appropriation Ordinance.
CC
10/3
I agree. In the present state of things it does not seem
desirable to notice one or two minor matters which one would
observe upon in the case of a Crown Colony.
Sanction.
RGWH
Mar 10/71
EHKH
11/3/71
I agree.
K
March 12/71
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
George Phillippo, Attorney General, to Musgrave, 10 February
1871, reporting passage of the ordinance as per despatch.
Printed copy of British Columbia Colonial Estimates for 1871.
Auditors report on the above noted Estimates, signed by Robert
Ker, Auditor General, and John Graham, in Charge of Treasury,
31 January 1871.
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Holland to see as regards the form of allowance.
I have called your attention to this on another draft.
People in this document
Herbert, Robert George Wyndham
Leveson-Gower, Granville George