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 2 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 11767, 516.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3).
Berens informs Newcastle that the HBC agrees that it is not entitled to collect a
ten percent commission on land sales on Vancouver Island
from the time when by the payment of the agreed sum for this Company's expenditure on the Island the Government became entitled to a reconveyance of it.The Colonial Office, sensing a potential disagreement, recommends the letter be forwarded to Murdoch
at once.
Berens to Newcastle
2 December 1862
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr
Under-Secretary Elliot's letter of the 22nd ultimo, on the subject
of the Per Centage of 10 Per Cent reserved to this Company by the
Grant of Vancouvers Island, upon all sales that might be effected by
the Company and I beg to signify my entire concurrence that the
Company's right to that Per Centage should be consideredat
at an end
from the time when by the payment of the agreed sum for this
Company's expenditure on the Island the Government became entitled to
a reconveyance of it.
at an end
from the time when by the payment of the agreed sum for this
Company's expenditure on the Island the Government became entitled to
a reconveyance of it.
I believe that sales have been made under the authority given by this
Company to Governor Douglas with the particulars of which we are not
acquainted but upon which if made before the payment to this Company
of their advances I presume the Per Centage will be payable.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Explanatory instructions should be addressed to the Govr but Mr Murdoch had better first see this letter with reference to the last sentence?
Explanatory instructions should be addressed to the Govr but Mr Murdoch had better first see this letter with reference to the last sentence?
VJ
4 Decr
Yes.
FR
4/12
At once.
CF
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