Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Berens, Henry Hulse to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 21 February 1859, CO 305:13, no. 2059, 69.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (13), Marginalia (1).
Berens transmits statements of land sales in Vancouver Island and returns from vessels entered at Victoria.
The minutes
Put by.
Included in this document is Douglas to Thomas Fraser, Hudson's Bay Company, 25 November 1858, transmitting statements of land sales and customs revenues, with summary and comments;
Joseph D. Pemberton, Colonial Surveyor, to Douglas, 4 November 1858, enclosing statements of land sales for the preceding 13 months; statements of land
sales; custom house returns for the quarter commencing 28 June and ending 29 September 1858, dated 20 November 1858, signed by Alexander C. Anderson, Collector; and returns of vessels entered at Victoria for the quarters ending 29 September and 25 November 1858, dated respectively 20 November and 25 November 1858, signed by Anderson.
Berens to Lytton
21 February 1859
In continuation of the Return of Sales of Land in Vancouver's Island
furnished you on the 15th July 1858, by Captain Shepherd then
Governor of this Company, I have now the honour to transmit for your
information a Copy of a letter addressed by Governor Douglas to the
Secretary of this Company, under date the 25th November 1858
together with statements of the Sales of Land effected in that Island
from the 10th October 1857 to the 4th November 1858, together with
the names of the purchasers, and the Districts in which such Sales
have been effected.
I also transmit returns furnished by Governor Douglas, of the vessels
which entered the Port of Victoria Vancouver's Island, from June
28th till November 25th 1858, and of the revenue received by the
Department
Department of Customs at the Port of Victoria for the Quarter ending
September 29th 1858.
Department of Customs at the Port of Victoria for the Quarter ending
September 29th 1858.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
This is merely sent for information. If we have not yet recd
from the Govr the Trade returns (whh I think we have got
from him,) these might be communicated to the B. of T. And the Land
sale returns to the Land Board.
This is merely sent for information. If we have not yet recd
These have been already received & sent to Bd of Td & E.
Coms.
HTI
25 Feby
Put by.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Douglas to Thomas Fraser, Hudson's Bay Company, 25 November
1858, transmitting statements of land sales and customs revenues,
with summary and comments.
Joseph D. Pemberton, Colonial Surveyor, to Douglas, 4 November
1858, enclosing statements of land sales for the preceding 13 months.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Esquimalt District.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Metchosin District.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Lake District.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Sooke District.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Saanich Districts.
Statement of land sales for the same period, Cowichan District.
Statement of monies due on sales of land to 4 November 1858.
Statement of the number of acres of land sold from 10 October
to 4 November 1858.
Custom house returns for the quarter commencing 28 June and
ending 29 September 1858, dated 20 November 1858, signed by Alexander
C. Anderson, Collector (five pages).
