Colonial Despatches

British Columbia Despatches from London 1860

1 Jan 2 No increase of salary to harbour master. 1 B6070012 Jan 2 Not necessary to send out commissariat officer. 2 B600013 Jan 7 Requesting opinion of Clarke's land system. 3 B605AD014 Jan 20 Payment of Moody's salary. 45 Jan 21 Rules for payment of governor's travelling allowance. 5 V600026 Jan 22 No compensation to officers for loss of property on Briseis. 67 Feb 3 Recall of Captain Lempriere. 7 B600168 Feb 7 Requesting report on Begbie's road proposal. 8 B60070Feb 13 Douglas's salary of £3000 cannot be made permanent. (Confidential) 9 Feb 18 Clarke's land system. 9 B605AD01Feb 19 Replacement of Cambell on land boundary commission. (Confidential) 10 Feb 20 Civil salaries bills to be drawn by governor only. 10 B605AD0311 Feb 26 Exploration maps of Palmer and Mayne. 11 B6007112 Feb 28 Burrard Inlet reserves. 12 B605AD0413 Mar 12 Instructions to Hawkins regarding boundary commission. 13 B6007214 Mar 20 Moody's salary paid to 31 December 1859. 14 V6000115 Apr 5 Repayment of Captain Grant's travelling expenses. 15 V606M0216 Apr 6 HBC's claim to land in BC not settled. 16 V6000517 Apr 16 Submission and form of proclamations. 17 B605AD0618 Apr 16 Calling attention to defects in alien act. 1819 Apr 20 Copy of extradition treaty. 19 B605AD0720 Apr 24 Military road from New Westminster to Burrard Inlet. 2021 May 4 Sanction of proclamations. 21 B605AD0822 May 5 Repayment of advances to BC, and need for better accounting. 2223 May 7 Emigration Commissioners on pre-emption proclamation. 2324 May 8 Approval of proclamation on auction of land at upset price. 2425 May 18 Property of Bernard Rice. 2526 May 19 Grants of land to religious denominations. 2627 May 25 Settlement of Christian Indians near Fort Simpson. 27 B6007328 May 31 Payment of bill for £250 drawn by Gosset. 28 B605AD0929 June 3 Relative to map of NW Territories of BN America. 29 B6007430 June 13 Moody's salary paid to 31 March. 3031 June 13 Payment of bill for £500 drawn by Gosset. 31 V605AD0632 June 14 Payment of two bills drawn by Gosset. 3233 June 15 Complaints by HBC of customs laws. 3334 June 19 Statement of revenue received. 34 B6007535 June 20 Specimens of gold received. 35 B605CO0136 June 26 General report received. 36 B6007637 July 2 Extra pay to marines. 3738 July 3 Despatches to be written on proper sized paper. 3839 July 6 Harbour master to proceed to New Westminster. 39 B605CO0240 July 10 No appointment for Cadell. 40 V60006CO41 July 16 Public lands to be sold at 4/2 per acre. 4142 July 19 Land report received, approval of municipal institution. 4243 July 21 Passage of wives of Royal Engineers. 43 B6000244 July 30 Payment of bill for £650 drawn by Gosset. 44 V6000745 Aug 10 General report received. 4546 Aug 11 Assistance given for passage of wives of Royal Engineers. 4647 Aug 18 Payment of bills for regimental pay. 47 B6000348 Aug 24 Land claims of HBC submitted to privy council. 4849 Sep 19 Payment of bills and governor's salary. 49 V605AD0750 Oct 3 Shipment of stores by Thames City. 5051 Oct 4 W. Allison's report on gold at Similkameen. 5152 Oct 19 Silver coin in demand. 52 B6000453 Oct 20 Gosset's application for colonial secretaryship. 5354 Oct 23 Gold discoveries. 54 V6000955 Oct 25 Advances to BC and instructions to auditor. 55 B6000556 Oct 26 Assistance to religious bodies. 5657 Oct 27 Remarks on employment of Moody as chief commissioner of lands and works. 5758 Oct 30 £6900 in coin shipped in the Tartar. 58 59 Nov 2 Payment of Admiralty claim for £42.2. 59 V605AD0860 Nov 12 Extra pay to marines. 60 B6000161 Nov 16 Military wives sailed on 12 November 1860 in Marcella. 6162 Nov 20 Defalcations in surveyor general's office in Ceylon while under Gosset's supervision. 6263 Dec 4 Charge for entertainment of bishop on Forward paid. 63 B6000664 Dec 6 Reply to report on Clarke's land scheme. 6465 Dec 12 Receipt of address from municipal council to Prince of Wales. 65 B60007