Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 8 December 1862, NAC RG7:G8C/3, 157.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Newcastle admonishes Douglas for failing to comply with
Article 71 of the Colonial Rules and Regulations,which requires that he provide the Colonial Office with
Confidential Reports on the character and qualifications of public servants and Candidates for employment and promotion.
Separate
Downing Street
8 December 1862
Sir,
I beg to call your attention to Article 71 of the Colonial Rules
and Regulations. I have not received from you the Confidential Reports
on the characters and qualifications of public servants and Candidates
for employmentand
and promotion which are called for by that Article.
and promotion which are called for by that Article.
I have to point out that the omission to make this Report may
materially injure the interests of the deserving Civil Servants and
Candidates from employment of the Colony within your Government, whilst
at the same time it limits my means ofproviding
providing for the due execution
of public dutites.
providing for the due execution
of public dutites.
It will be desirable that the age and state of health of the
Candidates should be specified in the Report, as they are points which
it is important that the Secretary of State should be acquainted with.
Governor Douglas C.B.