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Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 1 October 1862, NAC RG7:G8C/3, 144.

Abstract
Despatch from London.
Newcastle informs Douglas that after protracted discussions, the government and the HBC have agreed that a payment of £32,500 will settle the company's claim for compensation for costs incurred while it was responsible for administering Vancouver Island.
No. 119
Downing Street
1 October 1862
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that after protracted discussions the sum which Her Majesty's Government proposed to pay to the Hudsons Bay Company in respect of their different outlays in Vancouver Island was £30,000, but that theCompanyManuscript image Company continued to demand £35,000.
Under these circumstances a compromise was offered on the part of Her Majesty's Government, and has been accepted by the Company, by which the difference has been divided, and the sum of £32,500 has been agreed upon as the amount to be paid in discharge of the Company'sclaimsManuscript image claims on the Crown in consequence of it's resumption of Vancouver Island. This payment is about to be made forthwith to the Company by the Treasury.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obedient Servant
Newcastle

Governor Douglas C.B.
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Douglas, James

Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes

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Hudson's Bay Company

Treasury

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Vancouver Island