Vancouver Island Public Offices 1859
Admiralty562 Jan. 15 Plans for naval hospital at Esquimalt. 592 Jan. 17 Conveyance of Thetis Island to naval department. 2062 Feb. 21 Transmission of mails between Panama and Vancouver. 2427 Mar. 3 Coast survey report of HMS Plumper. 3328 Mar. 28 Report on need for lighthouses in VI. 4250 Apr. 20 Need for lighthouses at Race Rocks and Esquimalt harbour. 6827 July 6 Transfer of survey buildings to naval department. 7943 Aug. 6 Captain DeCourcy's report on state of affairs. 9686 Sep. 27 US occupation of San Juan Island. 9776 Oct. 1 Settling of water boundary between US and Britain. 10470 Oct. 18 Repayment to naval department for stores supplied. 10470 V595AD1110914 Nov. 2 Erection of powder magazine at VI. 10914 V595AD12
Council (Privy Council)7592 Aug. 1 Licensing of pubs and beer houses at VI. 9553 Sep. 24 Approval of act no. 7, passed April 1859. 
Foreign Office3166 Mar. 26 French ambassador's search for French settler. 3320 Mar. 30 Settlement of Douglas's claim against Washington. 4083 Apr. 13 Settlement of Douglas's claim against Washington. 4373 Apr. 27 Encroachment of US citizens on San Juan Island. 4867 May 11 Douglas's claim against Washington authorities. 5743 June 2 Encroachment of US citizens on San Juan Island. 6288 June 15 Transfer of survey buildings to colony. 8118 Aug. 11 Port bonding system. 9112 Sep. 14 US occupation of San Juan Island. 9477 Sep. 19 US occupation of San Juan Island. 9538 Sep. 23 US occupation of San Juan Island. 9598 Sep. 24 Memorandum respecting San Juan Island. 9754 Sep. 30 US occupation of San Juan Island. 9774 Sep. 30 General Scott's appointment as commander US troops. 9775 Oct. 1 General Scott's appointment as commander US troops. 9924 Oct. 3 Increase of naval forces on NW coast. 10014 Oct. 5 US occupation of San Juan Island. 10014 V595FO1710071 Oct. 6 General Scott's mission to San Juan Island. 10071 V595FO1810106 Oct. 8 Despatch regarding Scott's mission to San Juan Island. 10106 V595FO1910174 Oct. 14 US newspaper articles regarding San Juan Island. 10174 V595FO2010175 Oct. 14 Reinforcements sent to Pacific Station. 10175 V595FO2110508 Oct. 6 Despatches regarding Scott's San Juan Island mission. 10508 V595FO2210921 Nov. 1 US occupation of San Juan Island. 10921 V595FO2310995 Nov. 4 Promotion of British emigration to VI. 10995 V595FO2410996* Nov. 4 Promotion of emigration. [Missing] 10996*
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11112 Nov. 8 Payment for stores supplied to Col. Hawkins. 11112 V595FO2511291 Nov. 10 US occupation of San Juan Island. 11291 V595FO2611475 Nov. 18 US occupation of San Juan Island. 11475 V595FO2712300 Dec. 13 Promotion of British emigration to VI. 12300 V595FO2812449 Dec. 15 Promotion of joint occupation of San Juan Island. 12449 V595FO2912817 Dec. 28 Promotion of joint occupation of San Juan Island. 12817 V595FO304 Dec. 31 Joint occupation of San Juan Island. 
Hudson's Bay Company481 Jan. 13 Sale of town lands at Victoria. 1468 Feb. 9 Sale of Thetis Island. 1540 Feb. 10 Sale of Thetis Island. 2059 Feb. 21 Sale of lands on VI. 2249 Feb. 28 Government reimbursements to HBC. 2452 Mar. 4 Sale of Thetis Island. 4294 Apr. 21 HBC search for coal at Fort Rupert. 5176 May 20 Renewal of Reverend Cridge's appointment. 7160 July 16 HBC claims against crown for expenditures. 7249 July 19 Erection of public buildings at Victoria. 8096 Aug. 10 Douglas's request for HBC advances. 8803 Sep. 2 Douglas's request for HBC advances. 10324 Oct. 10 Douglas's request for HBC advances. 10324 V595HB1310380 Oct. 15 HBC rights under grant of VI. 10380 V595HB1410998 Nov. 4 Douglas's request for HBC advances. 10998 V595HB1512465 Dec. 16 HBC advance to Douglas. 12465 V595HB16
Land (Emigration Office)994 Jan. 27 Private sale of town lots in Victoria. 3169 Mar. 26 HBC claim against crown for coal search expenses. 4162 Apr. 18 Reservation of coal and timber for government purposes. 4720 May 7 HBC claim against crown for coal search expenses. 6604 June 29 Reservation of crown lands by government. 9965 Oct. 6 Sale of inferior lands, and settlement near Nanaimo. 9966 Oct. 6 Sale of crown lands on VI. 10941 Nov. 3 Printing of survey report on Nanaimo and Cowichan. 10941 V595LN0811630 Nov. 24 Promotion of British emigration to VI. 11630 V595LN09
Miscellaneous4292 Apr. 21 Despatches forwarded to Douglas. 
Trade (Board of Trade)6086 June 11 Advance of £7000 for construction of lighthouses. 7034 July 12 Proposal to declare Victoria a free port. 8594 Aug. 25 Import bonding system. 10097 Oct. 12 Conveyance of lighting supplies by HBC ship. 10097 V595TA04
Treasury2884 Mar. 19 Mail communication between San Francisco and BC. 4647 May 4 Lighthouses in Fuca Strait and Esquimalt harbour. 7664 Aug. 4 Lighthouses in Fuca Strait and Esquimalt harbour. 10160 Oct. 13 Printing of surveyor general's public lands report. 10160 V595TE0410675 Oct. 27 Expenses of San Juan Island occupation. 10675 V595TE0511060 Nov. 7 Bill drawn by Gosset. 11060 V595TE06
War Office3164 Mar. 26 Expense of buildings for boundary surveyors. 5473 May 28 Payment of commissioned officer's pension. 6152 June 13 Expense of buildings for boundary surveyors. 6694 June 30 Erection of powder magazine at VI. 10534 Oct. 21 Expense of buildings for boundary surveyors. 10534 V595WA0510552 Oct. 22 Erection of powder magazine at VI. 10552 V595WA0610724 Oct. 28 Lithographing of map tracings of VI. 10724 V595WA0712091 Dec. 7 Expense in provision of barrack accommodation. 12091 V595WA0812809 Dec. 27 Expense in provision of barrack accomomdation. 12809 V595WA09
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Footnotes
  1. Missing from mf
  2. [Reel 8, CO 305/12 and CO 305/13, Public Offices, no index
  3. given, Public Offices (Admiralty to Foreign Office) begin
  4. Reel 7, CO 305/12, p. 1, and (Treasury to Hudsons's Bay)
  5. begin Reel 8, CO 305/13, p. 1.]
Vessels in this document

HMS Plumper, 1848-1865