Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Berens, Henry Hulse to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 10 October 1859, CO 305:13, no. 10324, 134.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3), Other documents (1).
Berens reports that Dallas,
the representative of the Hudson's Bay Company in Vancouver's Island,has
steadily resisted the importunities of Mr Douglas for further advances out of the funds of the Hudson's Bay Company on Colonial Account.
Berens to Newcastle
Hudson's Bay House
10 October 1859
I have the honour of transmitting herewith a copy of a correspondence
which has taken place between Governor Douglas and A.G. Dallas
Esqre, the representative of the Hudson's Bay Company in
Vancouver's Island, on the subject of advances demanded by Governor Douglas from the Company in liquidation of the Civil expenses of the
Colony.
Your Grace will be pleased to observe that although Mr Dallas had
not received the copy of your Grace's letter to me of the 12th of
July which I sent to him by the first opportunity
opportunity he steadily
resisted the importunities of Mr Douglas for further advances out of
the funds of the Hudson's Bay Company on Colonial Account.
opportunity he steadily
resisted the importunities of Mr Douglas for further advances out of
the funds of the Hudson's Bay Company on Colonial Account.
Minutes by CO staff
Other documents included in the file
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Douglas to Dallas, 19 August 1859, asking why he had
refused payment of an order for $708.30 on account of expenses
incurred by the sheriff of Vancouver Island.
Douglas to Dallas, 23 August 1859, asking whether he declined
"to furnish the funds necessary to carry on the Civil establishment of
the Colony" and expressing his view that
the Hudson's Bay Company was still under the obligations of the grant.