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Public Offices document
Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 22 September 1858, CO 60:2, no. 9862, 8.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (1), Other documents (1).
Romaine informs the CO that the Admiralty has addressed a Memorial to Her Majesty in Council to enable them to establish a Court of Vice Admiralty in British Columbia.
The minutes Put by.
Enclosed is a draft from Merivale to Romaine transmitting Letters Patent for establishment of the Vice Admiralty Court in British Columbia and requesting commissions be issued to Douglas and Begbie.
Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Admiralty
22 September 1858
Sir,
My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received a letter dated the 25th Ultimo 1 from Secretary Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton respecting the establishment of a Court of Vice Admiralty in the Colony of British Columbia, I am commanded by my Lords to acquaint you for the information of Sir Edward Lytton that they have this day addressed a Memorial to Her Majesty in Council for the powers necessary to enable them to establish this Court.
I am etc.
W.G. Romaine
Minutes by CO staff
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Put by?
PS 28 Sep
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Draft, Merivale to Romaine, 17 December 1858, transmitting Letters Patent for establishment of Vice Admiralty Court in British Columbia and requesting commissions be issued to Douglas and Begbie.
Footnotes
  1. Lytton to Admiralty, 25 August 1858, re a Court of Vice Admiralty in BC. Cross-reference??
People in this document

Begbie, Matthew Baillie

Douglas, James

Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer

Merivale, Herman

Romaine, William Govett

Smith, Peter

Organizations in this document

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty

Places in this document

British Columbia