Colonial Despatches

British Columbia Despatches to London 1864

1 Jan. 9 2553 Construction of Cooks Ferry and Clinton road. 2553 B640012 Jan. 9 2554 Free grants of land to members of boundary commission. 2554 B64002Sep Jan. 9 2555 Receipt of Order of the Bath. 2555 B64002SP3 Jan. 12 2556 Financial returns for 1863. 2556 B640034 Jan. 30 2779 Disposition of £60 stolen from Nind. 2779 B640045 Feb. 2 2780 Opening of Legislative Council. 2780 B640056 Feb. 9 2920 Execution of William Armitage for murder. 2920 B640067 Feb. 9 2921 Execution of three Indians for murder. 2921 B640078 Feb. 10 2922 Opposition to payment of £10,704 on account of Royal Engineers camp. 2922 B640089 Feb. 29 4048 Forwarding five acts for confirmation. 4048 B6400910 Mar. 16 4382 Forwarding loan act 1864 for confirmation. 4382 B6401011 Mar. 21 4383 Crown Agents authorized to pay imperial government £10,704 for military buildings. 4383 B6401112 Mar. 31 5061 Acknowledging receipt of circular despatch. 5061 B6401213 Apr. 2 5062 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 5062 B6401314 Apr. 4 5063 Forwarding three acts for confirmation. 5063 B64014Sep Apr. 5 5064 Application for passage allowance upon retirement. 5064 B64014SP15 Apr. 5 5495 Forwarding Blue Book for 1862. 5495 B6401516 Apr. 6 5065 Acknowledging receipt of despatch No. 62. 5065 B6401617 Apr. 6 5066 Financial returns for third quarter, 1863. 5066 B6401718 Apr. 8 5067 Gaggin complains of treatment at hands of governor. 5067 B6401819 Apr. 11 5069 Requisition for assay office. 5069 B64019Sep Apr. 11 5068 Comparative statement of customs revenue and general report on status of the colony. 5068 B64019SP20 Apr. 12 5070 Forwarding contratulatory address to Prince of Wales. 5070 B64020Sep Apr. 13 5071 Forwarding address to Newcastle commending the governorship of Douglas. 5071 B64020SPSep Apr. 22 5300 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 5300 B64200SP1 Apr. 26 5301 Seymour's arrival in colony and assumption of office. 5301 B642012 Apr. 26 5302 Travelling expenses in HMS Forward. 5302 B642023 Apr. 26 5303 Questioning purchase of RE buildings. 5303 B642034 May 7 6036 Forwarding addresses of welcome. 75 May 7 6037 Forwarding act respecting naval and military settlers. 7Sep May 16 6951 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 6951 B64205SP6 May 19 6958 Difficulty with appointment of Trutch as surveyor general. 6958 B642067 May 20 6959 Bute Inlet massacre. 6959 B642078 May 20 6960 Defenceless state of the colony. 6960 B642089 June 1 7592 Legislative Council prorogued, and reporting on events of past session. 7592 B6420910 June 2 7593 Forwarding act relating to registration of real property for confirmation. 7593 B6421011 June 3 7594 Forwarding act relating to interest rates. 7594 B6421112 June 3 7595 Forwarding act relating to patents. 7595 B6421213 June 4 7596 Forwarding act relating to mining joint stock companies. 7596 B64213Sep June 11 7597 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 7597 B64213SP14 June 4 7938 Forwarding act relating to the postal service. 7938 B6421415 June 4 7939 Forwarding act relating to naval and military settlers. 7939 B6421516 June 6 7940 Forwarding act relating to amendment of customs duties. 7940 B6421617 June 6 7941 Forwarding act relating to regulation of inland navigation. 7941 B6421718 June 9 7942 Requisition for supplies. 7942 B6421819 June 10 7943 Information on death of Donald Munro. 7943 B64219Sep July 1 7944 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 7944 B64219SPSep July 30 8763 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 8763 B64219SQ20 Aug. 1 8764 Financial returns for fourth quarter, 1863, and first quarter, 1864. 8764 B6422021 Aug. 12 9448 Captain Holmes accepts colonial secretaryship of Honduras. 9448 B6422122 Aug. 30 9645 Absence from New Westminster has caused delay in reporting affairs of the colony. 9645 B6422223 Aug. 30 9646 Ker appointed acting auditor general. 9646 B6422324 Aug. 30 9647 Leave of absence granted to Trutch. 9647 B6422425 Aug. 30 9648 Steps taken for suppression of Indian insurrection. 9648 B64225Sep Aug. 31 9649 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 9649 B64225SP26 June 7 10590 Forwarding local addresses of welcome. 10590 B6422627 June 8 10591 Forwarding address from inhabitants of Nanaimo. 10591 B6422728 Aug. 31 10592 Forwarding an act relating to the regulation of banks for confirmation. 10592 B6422829 Aug. 31 10593 Forwarding minutes of Legislative Council. 10593 B6422930 Aug. 31 10594 Forwarding address from the natives. 10594 B6423031 Sep. 5 10595 Prospective arrival of Dr. Rae acknowledged. 10595 B6423132 Sep. 5 10596 Explanations as to 1864 revenue. 10596 B6423233 Sep. 5 10597 Discussion of Gaggin's case. 10597 B6423334 Sep. 7 10598 Requisition for buoys and moorings. 10598 B6423435 Sep. 8 10599 Requisition for stores for lands and works. 10599 B6423536 Sep. 8 10600 Resignation of Admiralty appointments by colonial judicial officers. 10600 B6423637 Sep. 9 10601 Report on the Indian insurrection. 10601 B6423738 Sep. 9 10602 Forwarding local addresses of welcome. 10602 B6423839 Sep. 9 10603 Murder of Indian constable by men of sloop Random. 10603 B6423940 Sep. 19 10604 Draft of £20,000 on account of BC loan. 10604 B6424041 Sep. 10 10943 Discovery of gold in Kootenay region. 10943 B6424142 Sep. 10 10605 Correspondence with Admiral respecting naval requirements of the colony. 10605 B6424243 Sep. 12 10606 Instructions issued to treasurer for auditing of colonial accounts. 10606 B6424344 Sep. 13 10607 Arrival of Dr. Rae in the Cariboo. 10607 B64244Sep Sep. 16 10608 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 10608 B64244SP45 Sep. 23 10944 Requisition for postage stamps. 10944 B6424546 Sep. 23 10945 Requisition for presents for native chiefs. 10945 B6424647 Sep. 23 10946 Status of land grants to HBC. 10946 B6424748 Sep. 24 10947 Arms left in colony by RE. 10947 B6424849 Sep. 24 10948 US proclamations against Indians. 10948 B6424950 Sep. 24 10949 Skinner and Company petition War Office for loss of contract. 10949 B6425051 Sep. 25 10950 Royal instructions governing executive council. 10950 B6425152 Sep. 26 10951 Claim against Moody. 10951 B6425253 Sep. 27 10952 Claim for half salary from date of embarcation. 10952 B6425354 Sep. 28 10953 Arrival of Dr. Rae in New Westminster. 10953 B6425455 Sep. 29 10954 Report on workings of assay department. 10954 B6425556 Oct. 4 10955 Relations with naval authorities. 10955 B6425657 Oct. 6 10956 Status of funds in colonial treasury. 10956 B6425758 Oct. 7 10957 Return of volunteers and end of native uprising. 10957 B6425859 Oct. 7 10558 Status of Kootenay gold fields. 1055860 Oct. 8 11639 Again questioning purchase of RE buildings. 11639 B6426061 Oct. 8 11640 Union of VI and BC. 11640 B6426162 Oct. 13 11641 Telegraphic communication to the colony. 11641 B6426263 Oct. 14 11642 Forwarding maps of the colony. 11642 B6426364 Oct. 15 11643 Explanation regarding excess of actual expenditure over estimates. 11643 B64264Sep Oct. 23 11644 Acknowledging receipt of despatches. 11644 B64264SPSep Oct. 15 11918 Begbie's response to charge of mining speculation. 11918 B64264SQSep Oct. 20 11919 Services rendered by Lieutenants Stewart and Cooper during Indian insurrection. 11919 B64264SR65 Nov. 1 1370 Statement of receipts and disbursements for RE. 1370 B6426566 Nov. 7 1371 Forwarding return of changes in public service. 1371 B6426667 Nov. 21 1372 Explaining discrepancy in accounts of RE. 1372 B6426768 Nov. 22 1373 Departure of Holmes for Honduras. 1373 B6426869 Nov. 23 1374 Execution of murderers involved in native insurrection. 1374 B6426970 Nov. 24 1375 Intended meeting of Legislative Council. 1375 B6427071 Nov. 25 1376 Report on Kootenay gold district. 1376 B6427172 Nov. 26 1377 Cox appointed police magistrate and assistant gold commissioner in Kootenay region. 1377 B6427273 Nov. 28 1378 Requisition for school books and maps. 1378 B6427374 Nov. 29 1379 Mathews requests employment in warmer climate. 1379 B6427475 Nov. 30 1380 Administration of government during absence of governor. 1380 B6427576 Dec. 1 1381 Financial returns for second quarter, 1864. 1381 B6427677 Dec. 2 1382 Report on Collins line of telegraph. 1382 B6427778 Dec. 3 1383 Conduct of executive council. 1383 B6427879 Dec. 20 1384 Meeting of executive council. 1384 B6427980 Dec. 30 2639 Leave of absence granted to Mathews, Registrar of Supreme Court. 2639 B64280