Colonial Despatches

British Columbia Despatches to London 1859

Jan 1 2165 Receipt of information on Trutch. (Private) 2165 B59063PR64 Jan 5 2143 Activities of US agent Nugent. 2143 B5906465 Jan 5 2144 Admission of American lawyers. 2144 B5906566 Jan 6 2145 Young appointed colonial secretary. 2145 B5906667 Jan 5 2146 Arrival of Moody, Gosset and Cooper. 2146 B5906768 Jan 8 2147 Trouble with gamblers at Yale. 2147 B5906869 Jan 7 2730 Proposing Crickmer as chaplain at Langley. 2730 B59069Sep Jan - 2148 Letter of introduction from Spalding. 2148 B59069SPSep Jan - 2149 Letter of introduction from Trutch. 2149 B59069SQ70 Jan 10 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 70 B5907771 Jan 12 2732 Concessions to Brew as result of shipwreck. 2732 B5907172 Jan 12 2733 Warned of men engaged in crimping sailors. 2733 B5907273 Jan 12 2734 Receipt of past history on Gosset. 2734 B5907374 Jan 13 2735 Approval of prodeedings of Captain Parsons, RE. 2735 B5907475 Jan 13 2736 Bonds for Gosset. 2736 B5907576 Jan 15 2737 Lighthouses needed at Race Rocks and Fisgard. 2737 B5907677 Jan 20 2738 Arrest of Whannell by Justice Perrier. 2738 B5907778 Jan 20 2739 Free postage for military communications. 2739 B5907879 Jan 21 2740 State of affairs in colony. 2740 B5907980 Jan 22 2741 Troubles at Yale quelled, marines proceed to Hope. 2741 B5908081a Jan 13 2742 Harbour and coast regulations. 2742 V5900181b Jan 22 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 81b82 Jan 24 3257 California mining laws. 3257 B5908283 Jan 24 3258 Official warrant for appointment of Gosset. 3258 B5908384 Jan 24 3259 Payment of Moody's salary through his London agent. 3259 B5908485 Jan 24 3260 Allowance to Moody for passage money. 3260 B5908586 Jan 24 3261 Stationery supply. 3261 B5908687 Jan 25 3262 Disposal of military buildings. 3262 B5908788 Jan 25 3263 Conveyance of Captain Parsons's company. 3263 B5908889 Feb 4 3264 Moody's actions at Yale. 3264 B5908990 Feb 4 3270 Captain Richards's report on lighthouse sites. 3270 B5909091 Feb 4 3265 Advising appointments of public officers. 3265 B5909192 Feb 4 3266 Moody recommends New Westminster as townsite. 3266 B5909293 Feb 5 3267 Request Queen to name the future capital of BC. 3267 B5909394 Feb 5 3268 Executive Council for BC. 3268 B5909495 Feb 7 3293 State of affairs, need for better steamboat service. 3293 B5909596 Feb 9 3269 Engineers too few for detailed survey. 3269 B59096Feb 10 4102 Thanks for act providing for government. (Private) 4102 B59096PR97 Feb 9 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 97 B5908598 Feb 10 3820 Correspondence on Spackman forwarded to Moody. 3820 B5909899 Feb 11 3821 Proposal for a Bank of BNA branch in BC. 3821 B59099100 Feb 11 3822 Receipt of accounting instructions from Treasury. 3822 B59100101 Feb 11 3823 Parliamentary papers for Moody. 3823 B59101102 Feb 11 3824 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 54. 3824 B59102103 Feb 11 3825 Intention of dispatching Tribune to VI. 3825 B59103104 Feb 19 3826 Proclamation regarding ownership of public lands. 3826 B59104Mar 5 4777 Douglas created Commander of the Bath. (Private) 4777105 Feb 24 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 105 B595TE03106 Mar 9 4470 Payment of bill on account of Royal Engineers. 4470 B59106107 Mar 9 4471 Grant given additional travelling allowance. 4471 B59107108 Mar 9 4472 Instructions regarding accounting procedures. 4472 B59108109 Mar 9 4473 Douglas's loan to governor of Washington. 4473 B59109110 Mar 9 4474 Sanction of stores requisitioned by Moody. 4474 B59110111 Mar 10 4475 State of affairs in colony. 4475 B59111112 Mar 11 4476 Draft of £1250 on military account. 4476 B59112113 Mar 15 4799 Draft of £400 on military account. 4799 B59113114 Mar 14 4800 Feasibility of settling Indians permanently in villages. 4800 B59114115 Mar 10 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 115 B59091116 Mar 18 4802 Opposed to high tariffs as incentive to smuggling and fraud. 4802 B59116117 Mar 19 4803 Begbie in charge of judiciary. 4803 B59117118 Mar 21 4804 Acknowledging circular despatch. 4804 B59118119 Mar 21 4805 Agreement that water wheel not necessary. 4805 B59119120 Mar 21 4806 Payment of bill on account of Royal Engineers. 4806 B59120121 Mar 21 4807 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 7. 4807 B59121122 Mar 21 4808 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 2. 4808 B59122123 Mar 25 4809 State of affairs in colony. 4809 B59123124 Mar 26 4810 Draft of £600 on military account. 4810 B59124125 Mar 28 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 125126 Apr 6 5438 Draft of £1500 on military account. 5438 B59126127 Apr 8 5439 Forwarding financial returns to 23 February 1859. 5439 B59127128 Apr 11 5440 Prohibition of liquor sales to Indians. 5440 B59128129 Apr 11 5441 Harrison road paid from local revenue. 5441 B59129130 Apr 11 5442 Esquimalt land reservation for navy. 5442 B59130131 Apr 11 5443 Assistance for Captain Brew after shipwreck. 5443 B59131132 Apr 11 5444 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 10. 5444 B59132133 Apr 11 5445 Arrival of Royal Marines from China, ship despatched to Queensborough. 5445 B59133134 Apr 11 5446 Reverend G. Hills appointed bishop of BC. 5446 B59134135 Apr 11 5447 Assay office proposals. 5447 B59135Apr 12 5548 Acknowledging confidential despatch of 6 January. (Private) 5548136 Apr 12 5451 State of affairs in colony. 5451 B59136137 Apr 12 5449 Exorbitant prices on Fraser River steamboats. 5449 B59137138 Apr 13 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 138139 Apr 16 5888 Draft of £3000 on military account. 5888 B59139140 Apr 19 5889 Request that bills on military account be payable at seven days sight. 5889 B59140141 Apr 25 5890 Douglas commended for avoiding the need to draw on Imperial Treasury. 5890 B59141142 Apr 25 5891 Main body of sappers and miners arrive. 5891 B59142143 Apr 25 5892 State of affairs in colony. 5892 B59143Sep Apr 25 5893 Moody's passage money. 5893 B59143SP144 Apr 26 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 144 B595TE14145 May 2 6501 Captain Parsons admonished for corresponding directly with Imperial Government. 6501 B59145146 May 2 6502 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 17. 6502 B59146147 May 3 6503 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 19. 6503 B59147148 May 3 6504 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 21. 6504 B59148May 4 6987 Douglas's disposal of connection with HBC. (Confidential) 6987 B59148CO149 May 4 6505 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 141. 6505 B59149150 May 8 6506 State of affairs in colony. 6506 B59150151 May 9 6507 Losses on Briseis to be made up. 6507 B59151152 May 10 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 152153 May 12 6951 Legislation for aliens and sale of lots in Langley townsite. 6951 B59153154 May 14 6508 Copper and gold from Bridge River. 6508 B59154155 May 20 6952 Regularity in Begbie's correspondence. 6952 B59155156 May 23 6953 Land settlement laws. 6953 B59156157 May 23 6954 Gosset and Hamley complain of salaries. 6954 B59157158 May 25 6955 Proposal for BC mint. 6955 B59158159 May 26 6956 Young declines salary of £500. 6956 B59159160 May 27 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 160 B595LN02161 May 31 7332 HBC's claim to mineral lands and others. 7332 B59161Jun 2 - Cooper's position and salary as harbourmaster. (Confidential) 

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162 Jun 4 7333 Two gunboats for service in BC. 7333 B59162163 Jun 4 7334 Cary appointed attorney general. 7334 B59163164 Jun 4 7335 Receipt of instruments for meteorological observations. 7335 B59164165 Jun 6 7336 Sale of lots at Queensborough. 7336 B59165166 Jun 6 7337 Draft of £6700 on military account for marines and engineers. 7337 B59166167 Jun 8 7338 State of affairs in colony. 7338 B59167168 Jun 8 7339 Sappers and miners land at Queensborough. 7339 B59168169 Jun 26 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 169 B59102170 Jun 30 8564 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 33. 8564 B59170171 Jun 30 8565 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 34. 8565 B59171172 Jun 30 8566 Suspension of Perrier, inaccuracy in appointing Lieutenant Governor. 8566 B59172173 Jul 1 8567 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 25. 8567 B59173174 Jul 1 8568 Exchange rate of 4&S's to US dollar. 8568 B59174175 Jul 1 8569 Priviledges of US lawyers expire. 8569 B59175176 Jul 2 8570 Memorial regarding Douglas's appointment as governor. 8570 B59176177 Jul 2 8571 Matters awaiting arrival of the Bishop. 8571 B59177178 Jul 4 8572 Whereabouts of J.B. Massenot. 8572 B59178179 Jul 4 8573 Official warrant for Cary's appointment. 8573 B59179180 Jul 4 8574 Schedule of despatches received for half year. 8574 B59180181 Jul 4 8575 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 51. 8575 B59181182 Jul 2 8576 Provisions for police and military forces. 8576 B59182183 Jul 2 8577 Abandoning of plans for government-owned steamboat. 8577 B59183184 Jul 4 8578 New Zealand act for gold fields. 8578 B59184185 Jul 4 8579 Sanders's Fort Yale district mining report. 8579 B59185186 Jul 6 8580 Postal services with San Francisco. 8580 B59186187 Jul 6 8581 Procuring of Canadian-educated lawyers. 8581 B59187188 Jul 6 8582 Draft of £5174 on military account. 8582 B59188189 Jul 6 8583 Return of provisional appointments for half year. 8583 B59189190 Jul 6 8584 Resignations by Brew and Bedford. 8584 B59190191 Jul 11 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 191 B595TE23192 Jul 11 8938 Acknowledging receipt of despatches No. 52 and 53. 8938 B59192193 Jul 22 8939 Gosset remits passage fare from Ceylon to England. 8939 B59193194 Jul 23 8949 Imperial government advance £7000 for lighthouses. 8949 B59194195 Jul 25 8941 Draft of £3500 on military account. 8941 B59195Sep n.d. 9576 Moody's observations on military defence. 9576 B59195SP196 Jul 26 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 196 B595TE27197 Aug 15 10039 Plan for government coal and timber reserves. 10039 B59197198 Aug 15 10040 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 66. 10040 B59198199 Aug 15 10041 Approval of Indian policy by home government. 10041 B59199200 Aug 15 - Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 68. 200 B59225CO201 Aug 16 10043 Mayne's exploration of Thompson, Harrison, and Fraser River districts. 10043 B59201202 Aug 8 10044 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 10044203 Aug 17 10045 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 10045 B59203204 Aug 17 10046 Queen choses "New Westminster" as name of capital. 10046 B59204205 Aug 17 10047 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 76. 10047 B59205206 Aug 18 10048 Palmer's reconnaissance of Harrison-Lillooet route. 10048 B59206207 Aug 23 10049 State of affairs in colony. 10049 B59207208 Aug 23 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 208 V59021209 Aug 27 10051 Acknowledging circular despatch of 18 June. 10051 B59209210 Aug 27 10052 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 71. 10052 B59210211 Aug 27 10053 Draft of £3000 for military pay due to Royal Engineers. 10053 B59211212 Sep 8 10776 Commissariat Officer wanted. 10776 B59212213 Sep 10 10777 Moody's passage money refused. 10777 B59213214 Sep 10 10778 Replacement of stores destroyed on Briseis. 10778 B59214215 Sep 10 10779 Draft of £2500 on military account. 10779 B59215216 Sep 10 10780 Coins wanted and decimal currency proposed. 10780 B59216217 Sep 13 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 217 B597017218 Sep 13 10782 Proclamations lately issued for the colony. 10782 B59218219 Sep 13 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 219 B597018220 Sep 14 12493 Increase of pay for Cooper. 12493 B59220221 Sep 19 12496 Building expenses for RE. 12496 B59221222 Oct 12 12497 Financial discrepancies explained. 12497 B59222223 Oct 19 12498 Captain Lempriere's application for pay increase. 12498 B59223224 Oct 18 12499 State of affairs in colony. 12499 B59224225 Oct 24 12500 Inability to meet Moody's salary from colonial revenue. 12500 B59225Oct 24 12573 Status of governor's salary. (Confidential) 12573 B59225CO226 Oct 25 12501 Governor's allowance during official tours. 12501 B59226227 Oct 25 12502 Losses incurred as a result of fire on Briseis. 12502 B59227228 Oct 25 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 228229 Oct 26 12708 Salaries of public officers. 12708 B59229230 Nov 7 12709 Young persuaded to stay as colonial secretary. 12709 B59230231 Nov 10 870 Reservation of lots in New Westminster. 231 B59118232 Nov 11 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 232 B59119233 Nov 14 878 Begbie's expedition into the interior. 233 B597023234 Nov 16 879 Postal service between San Francisco and BC. 234 B59120235 Nov 21 880 W. Downie's journey up the Skeena River. 235 B59121236 Nov 24 881 Moody's pay as commissioner of lands. 236 B59122237 Nov 26 882 Draft of £3000 on military account. 237 B595TE38237a Dec 10 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 237a238 Dec 12 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 238 B59123239 Dec 22 1559 Establishment of small debt courts. 1559 B59239240 Dec 22 1560 Transportation tax for goods leaving New Westminster. 1560 B59240241 Dec 23 1561 Naval land reserves at Burrard Inlet. 1561 B59241242 Dec 24 - Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 242 B597027

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