Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 20 May 1864, CO 60:20, no. 4766, 196.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (2), Marginalia (1).
Hamilton, on behalf of the
Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury, acknowledges receipt of a letter
announcing the appointment of Mr C.B. Franks to be Treasurer of British Columbiaand transmits a letter to the Colonial Office from the European Assurance Society, delineating the Treasurer’s duties, to be sent to the Governor of BC.
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
20th May 1864
Sir
With reference to your letter of the 16th Ultimo
announcing the appointment of Mr C.B. Franks to be
Treasurer of British Columbia, I am desired by the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit herewith
a Copy of a letter that has been addressed by Their Lordships
to the European Assurance Society on the subject of the
Accounts of that Colony, and I am to request that you will
move Mr Secretary Cardwell to communicate the same to
the Governor in order that there maybe
be no misunderstanding
on the part of the Officer who has recently been appointed
Colonial Secretary as to his duties as Auditor of the
Treasurer's Accounts in conformity with the instructions
of 1848, copies of which were forwarded in the letters of
this Board of 29th December 1858 and 24th November
of the same year;
be no misunderstanding
on the part of the Officer who has recently been appointed
Colonial Secretary as to his duties as Auditor of the
Treasurer's Accounts in conformity with the instructions
of 1848, copies of which were forwarded in the letters of
this Board of 29th December 1858 and 24th November
of the same year;
My Lords take this occasion of observing that the
Regulations of 1839 for the custody of Public Moneys under
which a Maximum Balance to be retained in the hands of the
Colonial Treasurer should be paid by the Governor, has not
yet beencarried out
carried out in British Columbia;
carried out in British Columbia;
They are of opinion that the Governor's attention should be
called to the Several Regulations contained in Chapter 9 of the
Book of Colonial Regulations relating generally to the
custody of Public Monies, and that he should be instructed
forthwith to give effect to those Regulations—especially
as regards the Survey's of the Funds in the Chest at the
regular Quarterly periods, as well as at uncertain
periods and without previous notice.
I enclose herewith separate Copies of the Regulations
of 1839, and of the Forms.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Ackne rect and say that Mr Cardwell will transmit to the Governor copies of this Letter, with the regulations & forms therein enclosed, and direct the Governor to cause full effect to be given to them.
Add that Mr Cardwell wd be glad to be informed as
soon as the question of Mr Frank's securities
has been arranged in order that he may announce to
the Governor the selection that has been made for the Treasurership.
Ackne rect and say that Mr Cardwell will transmit to the Governor copies of this Letter, with the regulations & forms therein enclosed, and direct the Governor to cause full effect to be given to them.
(And of course so write.)
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, Hamilton to Secretary to the European Assurance Society, 19 May
1864, regarding the accounts of British Columbia.
Note on microfilm as follows:
"Folios 199r-203v. being too large, will be photographed later."
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Blackwood
N.B. The draft of a despatch to the Governor seems to be also required?
N.B. The draft of a despatch to the Governor seems to be also required?
TFE
25 May
