Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Trevelyan, Charles Edward to Merivale, Herman 2 November 1858, CO 60:2, no. 11279, 277.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Trevelyan, on behalf of the Treasury, informs the CO of repayments made to Peter Smith for advances given during the formation of British Columbia as a colony.
The minutes
Put by.
Enclosed is a draft from the Colonial Office to the Treasury submitting a statement of expenses incurred for issuing Letters Patent appointing
Douglas and Begbie, payable by the Colonial Office because of the exceptional circumstances surrounding the appointments.
Trevelyan to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
2 November 1858
Sir,
I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information
of Sir E.B. Lytton with reference to his letter of the 19th
Ultimo,
1
that My Lords have authorized the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to
repay to Mr P. Smith, Chief Clerk in the Colonial Office, the sums of
£75, being the Stamp Duty on the Letters Patent, dated the 2nd
September 1858, for erecting British Columbia into a Colony and
appointing James Douglas Esqr to be Governor thereof, and £50 being
the Stamp Duty on a Warrant appointing Mr Begbie to be Judge of the
Colony.
My
My Lords have also authorized the Paymaster General to pay to Mr P. Smith the sum of £39.17.4, in repayment of the advance made by him on
account of the expenses of issuing the above Letters Patent, charging the
amount to Civil Contingencies.
Minutes by CO staff
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Treasury, 19 October 1858, submitting
statement of expenses incurred for issuing Letters Patent appointing
Douglas and Begbie, payable by the Colonial Office because of the exceptional circumstances surrounding the appointments.
Minutes by CO staff
[Minute on above:]
Before assenting to this draft I would ask whether we might not ask the officer to remit the fees? If this be contrary to all practice, then the draft may stand.
Before assenting to this draft I would ask whether we might not ask the officer to remit the fees? If this be contrary to all practice, then the draft may stand.
EBL
Oct 13
Footnotes
- A draft of this letter is included in this file, below.
- = Stamp Tax Messr. Coutts and Company were bankers with offices at 59 Strand, London.
- These minutes follow a blank page and duplicate the minutes on the signature page, except that the sums are included.