Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 13 June 1865, CO 60:23, no. 5691, 162.
Abstract
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 13 June 1865, CO 60:23, no. 5691, 162.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (2), Marginalia (1).
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
13th June 1865
Sir
With reference to your letter of the 6th Instant
enclosing a British Columbia Ordinance, No 18 of 1864,
granting a Supplemental Supply of £60,076.8.8, out of
the General Revenue of the Colony, for the service of the
year 1864, I am desired by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to request that you will point out
to Mr Secretary Cardwell that the despatch from the
Governor forwarding this Ordinance does not contain any
information as to the state of the Revenue from which
this largeSupplementary
Supplementary Expenditure has to be met;
Supplementary Expenditure has to be met;
Their Lordships would wish to know whether any
reports upon that subject have been received from
Governor Seymour, the reports of Survey of the Colonial
Chest, and the mere Quarterly Abstracts, being all
the information in the possession of this Board;
My Lords are of opinion that before this Law is sanctioned,
a full statement as to the Revenue of 1864 should be
required to be furnished.
The last Statement of the Revenue was for the Sepr
quarter/64, recd in May/65—was sent to the T-y
in the same month. We have no other fuller statement.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
I believe the Treasury are right. We had better call upon Govr Seymour for more information.
I believe the Treasury are right. We had better call upon Govr Seymour for more information.
ABd
14 June
Say that Mr Cardwell will call upon the Governor
for the further information which Their Lordships
point out to be necessary. Send out a Copy
of Their Letter & ask for the information. Drafts.
TFE
15/6
