Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 3 July 1860, LAC RG7:G8C/9, 267.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
No. 38
Downing Street
3 July 1860
Sir,
Considerable inconvenience is occasioned to this Department from
your despatches not being written on paper conformable with that in
general use. The paper should be of the same size
size with the sheet on
which the present despatch is written.
size with the sheet on
which the present despatch is written.
I have therefore requested that a moderate supply of Stationery may
be supplied to you from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, and you will
probably find it desirable to obtain the Stationery required
for the
Public Departments of your Government from the same source in future,
for which purpose it will be necessary that you should transmit to me
from time to time requisitions for
for the amount required.
for the amount required.
The cost of the
Stationery thus obtained will of course be paid for by the Colony.