Colonial Despatches

British Columbia Despatches from London 1862

97 Jan 7 America proposes fortifying Columbia River and Puget Sound. 97 B625MI0598 Jan 28 Municipal extension and Harrison Portage acts approved. 98 V62016A99 Feb 4 Distillers excise act confirmed, revenue report. 99 V62016B100 Feb 9 W. Holloway's complaint of forfeiture of lots in New Westminster. 100101 Feb 14 Postal memorial, explanation of delay satisfactory. 101 B625MI06102 Feb 17 Confirming coining arrangements. 102103 Feb 22 Coin sent out to be paid by colony. 103Sep Feb 22 Summaries of estimates to be on proper size paper. 22 B627102A104 Feb 17 Colony to defray moiety of expenses of royal engineers. 104Feb 27 Governor's salary to be paid from colonial funds. (Confidential) 105 Feb 27 Estimates of works required, calling attention to discrepancy. 105106 Mar 1 £18 per annum allowed for REs school. 106 V62016SP107 Mar 1 To defer raising loan till further instructions. 107 B62011108 Mar 1 No subsidy for mails. 108109 Mar 10 Approval of leave of absence to P.H. Nind. 109 B625MI07110 Mar 13 Repayment of £67 on account of Gosset. 110Mar 14 Hostilities between America and England. (Confidential) 111 Mar 17 Land registry and pre-emption acts approved. 111 B62012Sep Mar 13 Custom's tariff required. 13 B62042112 Mar 17 Salary of registrar general. 112 V62016SQ113 Mar 19 Blue book for 1860 received. 113 B62013114 Mar 19 Nind's certificate of leave received. 114 B625MI09115 Apr 16 Half salary authorized to Nind. 115116 Apr 21 Certificate of existence needed for issue of Moody's pay. 116117 Apr 23 Request for information regarding grain shipped on Thames City. 117 B625MI10118 Apr 26 Report on state of colony received. 118119 Apr 28 Begbie's report on communication through colony received. 119120 May 9 Estimates for 1862-3, last year of governor's salary. 120 B625TA01121 May 13 Repayment of £132.3.8 for assay office expenses. 121 B62014122 May 13 Repayment of £6900 for coin supplied. 122 V62018123 May 13 Sketch for relieving financial difficulties. 123 B62014SP124 May 19 Two bills for £1000 each accepted. 124125 May 29 Adjustment of differences on 49th parallel boundary line. 125 B62015126 May 29 Watch proceedings of BC Overland Transit Company. 126127 May 31 Stores for colony shipped in East Lothian. 127 V62019128 June 7 £2500 mail subsidy paid from revenue. 128129 June 12 Oats unstripped by Moody. 129 B62016130 June 15 Hawkins' boundary report to Dec 1861. 130 B625TE02131 June 16 At liberty to negotiate loan for £30,000. 131132 June 17 Landed property left by Sapper Duffy, RE, deceased. 132 B62016SP133 June 19 Address of condolence from municipal council to Queen. 133July 1 Rights of Great Britain in Russian territory. (Confidential) 134 July 26 Constitution of Stekin Territories. 134135 Aug 1 Extension of leave to Nind. 135 B625TE03136 Aug 1 Gold coins too thick, device approved. 136 V62021137 Aug 16 Policy of issuing treasury notes questionable. 137138 Aug 16 Administration of justice in Stekin Territory. 138Aug 21 Introducing Thomas L. Wood. (Private) 139 Sep 16 Gold commissioner's reports of Cariboo and Lytton districts. 139140 Sep 16 Financial liabilities and position of colony. 140 B62017141 Sep 16 Appointment of registrar general of deeds approved. 141 V62022142 Sep 16 Approval of proceedings in Stekin Territory. 142 B62018143 Sep 17 Defalcations in Ceylon, requesting Gosset's explanation. 143144 Oct 2 Furnish agent's general with local rates of exchange. 144 B62019145 Oct 3 Municipal council memorial for a resident governor. 145146 Oct 28 Approval of leave to Gosset, appointment of Brew. 146147 Oct 28 Assay officers case relative to increase of salary. 147 B62020148 Nov 3 Repeal of certain sections of customs consolidation act. 148149 Nov 12 Loan act 1862 confirmed and allowed. 149 B62020SP150 Nov 12 Remarks on private negotiation of loan. 150 B625TE06151 Nov 28 W. Cox to provide for maintenance of his wife. 151 V62023