Colonial Despatches

Vancouver Island Public Offices 1865

Admiralty

60 Jan. 2 Satisfactory state of affairs in Vancouver Island. 1689 Feb. 15 Colonel Foster's pier at Esquimalt. 1689 V655AD021691 Feb. 17 Conduct of Capt. Bazalgette at San Juan Island. 1691 V655AD033004 Mar. 29 Increase of forces for pacific squadron. 3004 V655AD045383 June 3 Approve Hankin retaining appointment as commissioner of police. 5383 V655AD058780 Sep. 8 Foster's pier at Esquimalt. 8780 V655AD069665 Oct. 5 Submission of Ahousett tribe of Indians. 9665 V655AD0711005 Nov. 11 Expense of bishop's entertainment on HMS Clio. 11005 V655AD0812391 Dec. 19 Governor's entertainment on HMS Devastation. 12391 V655AD09

Agent (Crown Agents)

1629 Feb. 16 Bill for £1000 on account of £40,000 loan. 1629 V655AG01

Council (Privy Council)

2355 Mar. 13 Approval of acts passed in June and July 1864. 2355 V655CO018094 Aug. 18 Approval of act no. 68. 8094 V655CO0212108 Dec. 12 Approval of acts numbered 109-107 and 120-124. 12108 V655CO03

Foreign Office

10207 Oct. 19 Governor's proceedings regarding Shenandoah. 10207 V655FO0110208 Oct. 19 Law office report on case of Maria. 10208 V655FO02

Home Office

5167 May 26 Regulations regarding convicts in England. 5167 V655HO01

Land (Emigration Office)

2597 Mar. 16 Complaint of governor's public park inclosure. 2597 V655LN012626 Mar. 17 Information filed against HBC. 2626 V655LN022730 Mar. 20 HBC reconveyance of VI to crown. 2730 V655LN033034 Mar. 30 Lowenberg's land claim and title. 3034 V655LN043793 Apr. 20 Governor's public park inclosure. 3793 V655LN054406 May 10 Sale of lot Z to Lowenberg. 4406 V655LN066760 July 14 Land claims and sales. 6760 V655LN079734 Oct. 7 Approval of land proclamation act. 9734 V655LN0810410 Oct. 23 Land grant for Bishop of Columbia's residence. 10410 V655LN0910644 Oct. 31 G. Brown's application for lease of coal mine. 10644 V655LN1010645 Oct. 31 Sale of lot Z to Lowenberg. 10645 V655LN11

Law Office

3287 Apr. 6 Governor's power to assent to legislative bills. 3287 V655LW017205 July 26 HBC land claims and sales. 7205 V655LW02

Miscellaneous

1920 Feb. 23 Regulations of Metropolitan Police. 1920 V655MI012953 Mar. 25 Prevention of public park encroachment. 2953 V655MI023189 Apr. 1 Information on HBC land sales. 3189 V655MI033190 Apr. 1 Conduct of Finlayson and Dallas. 3190 V655MI044225 May 2 Sale of lot Z to Lowenberg. 4225 V655MI057445 Aug. 1 Account of HBC land sales. 7445 V655MI068644 Sep. 7 Wreck of postal conveyance ship. 8644 V655MI079648 Oct. 5 Absence of proper postal regulations. 9648 V655MI0810117 Oct. 16 Correspondence regarding sale of lot Z. 10117 V655MI09

Trade (Board of Trade)

156 Jan. 6 Lighthouse for Race Rocks and Fisgard Island. 4830 May 18 Supply of meteorological instruments. 4830 V655TA026296 July 5 Expenses of lighthouse construction. 6296 V655TA038257 Aug. 24 Supply of ruby shades for Fisgard lighthouse. 8257 V655TA048335 Aug. 28 Despatch of lighthouse stores on Severn. 8335 V655TA058977 Sep. 15 Bill of lading for stores shipped to VI. 8977 V655TA0611920 Dec. 8 Approval of harbour acts. 11920 V655TA07

Treasury

11882 Dec. 6 Deficiency of proper postal regulations at VI. 11882 V655TE0112351 Dec. 18 Approval of harbour acts. 12351 V655TE02

War Office

10655 Oct. 31 Oath of allegiance for volunteers. 10655 V655WA01

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