Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Booth, James to Fortescue, Chichester 5 April 1861, CO 305:18, no. 3041, 291.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3).
Booth informs Newcastle that the
Privy Council for Tradehas no objections to the Vancouver Island legislation titled
The Victoria Harbour Act 1860.
Booth to Under-Secretary of State
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade
Whitehall
5 April 1861
Whitehall
I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd Ulto
transmitting, by the desire of the Duke of Newcastle, for the
consideration of the Lords of this Committee, a copy of a Despatch
from the Governor of Vancouver Island and of an Act passed by the
Legislature of that Colony, but reserved by the Governor for the
approval of Her Majesty's Government, entitled "the Victoria Harbour
Act 1860", and, in reply, I am to request that you will state to the
Duke of Newcastle that my Lords see no objection to thefees
fees which it
is contemplated to impose under this Act upon Vessels entering and
leaving the Port of Victoria.
fees which it
is contemplated to impose under this Act upon Vessels entering and
leaving the Port of Victoria.
[P.S.] The Act is herewith returned.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
See 3827/61.
See 3827/61.
Leave this Act to its operation, and remark as proposed in yr minute
on 2033 and acquiesced in by the T-y in 3827.
ABd
29 Apl
Yes.
At once.
CF
30