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. 2353, 109.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Wodehouse, John 10 February 1871, CO 60:43, no. 2353, 109.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 11
10th February 1871
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward with the usual Report from the
Attorney General an authenticated and two plain copies of an Act
passed by the Legislative Council entitled—
An
An Act to exempt the "Lane and Kurtz Cariboo Mining Company"
from the payment of Duties and Road and Bridge Tolls on certain
Machinery imported and yet to be imported by them for Mining
purposes.
An Act to exempt the "Lane and Kurtz Cariboo Mining Company"
from the payment of Duties and Road and Bridge Tolls on certain
Machinery imported and yet to be imported by them for Mining
purposes.
2. The object of this measure is sufficiently obvious from the
preambleand
and I regard the limited encouragement which is thus
afforded to a costly and hazardous mining enterprise as very
legitimate in the circumstances of this Colony. The undertaking
of the Lane & Kurtz Mining Company if successful cannot fail to
be very beneficial to the Community in general.
and I regard the limited encouragement which is thus
afforded to a costly and hazardous mining enterprise as very
legitimate in the circumstances of this Colony. The undertaking
of the Lane & Kurtz Mining Company if successful cannot fail to
be very beneficial to the Community in general.
Minutes by CO staff
Sanction. At once.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of act not on microfilm.
George Phillippo, Attorney General, to Musgrave, 10 February
1871, reporting on the act as per despatch.
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Holland
This is the first Act of the new Legislative Council that has been sent home; and it is a question whether, as "Ordinance" has been changed into Act, form G/3 should be used instead of G/1.
This is the first Act of the new Legislative Council that has been sent home; and it is a question whether, as "Ordinance" has been changed into Act, form G/3 should be used instead of G/1.
FRR
Sir F Rogers
The present Construction of B Columbia resembles that of Natal, & in that case we "confirm & allow." I think we may continue this form with B. Columbia until she merges into Canada.
The present Construction of B Columbia resembles that of Natal, & in that case we "confirm & allow." I think we may continue this form with B. Columbia until she merges into Canada.
HTH
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