Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 7 April 1860, CO 305:14, no. 5375, 159.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 20, Legislative
7 April 1860
I have the honor of transmitting herewith for Your Grace's information,
a Copy of my correspondence with the House of Assembly of this
Colony, up to this date, and of the documents referred to
to therein;
none of which are of much importance, except the Abstract of the
Hudson's Bay Company's Account with Her Majesty's Government for sums
disbursed in this Country for and on account of Vancouver's Island
Colony, since its first establishment.
to therein;
none of which are of much importance, except the Abstract of the
Hudson's Bay Company's Account with Her Majesty's Government for sums
disbursed in this Country for and on account of Vancouver's Island
Colony, since its first establishment.
I have etc.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
This will have to be dealt with in due course. I pass it to you at once on account of the Abstracts—which bear upon the contents of the Treasury letter 5357/60.
This will have to be dealt with in due course. I pass it to you at once on account of the Abstracts—which bear upon the contents of the Treasury letter 5357/60.
ABd
30/5
Mr Fortescue
I have carefully examined the Accounts. They show beyond a doubt that whatever else may be the case, we
are safe in making an advance
of £25000 to the Company, since for the year 1859 alone they
exhibited a
prima facie balance of upwards of £17000 against the Government.
I have carefully examined the Accounts. They show beyond a doubt that whatever else may be the case, we
are safe in making an advance
of £25000 to the Company, since for the year 1859 alone they
exhibited a
prima facie balance of upwards of £17000 against the Government.
I think that it will be sufficient for the present to acknowledge the
receipt of the despatch, but whenever our examiners renew their
investigation they ought to be put in possession both of these
accounts and of the one enclosed in No 58 of the 24 of November.
The Duke of N. has had this desph before him, though his sigre is
wanting.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Newspaper clipping, unnamed, no date, containing Douglas's speech
at the opening of the Legislative Assembly.
Correspondence between Douglas and the House of Assembly between
2 March and 4 April 1860 (50 pages, approximately 30 entries),
including enclosures (primarily
correspondence between Douglas and Edward Stamp regarding a
proposal to establish a settlement on Vancouver Island)
and statements of account with the Hudson's Bay Company.
