Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Cooper, John to Fortescue, Chichester 8 May 1865, CO 60:23, no. 4380, 231.
Abstract
Cooper, John to Fortescue, Chichester 8 May 1865, CO 60:23, no. 4380, 231.
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Other documents (2).
Cooper to Under-Secretary of State
209 Queen's Road Dalston
London
May 8th 1865
London
Sir,
I have the honor to request that the leave of absence from
my duties, as Chief Clerk of the Treasury British Columbia,
which has been granted to me for six months ending June 30th
1865, may be extended to December 31st 1865.
I have served the British Columbian Government for six
consecutive years, having been appointed to my present position
in March 1859.
The Under Secretary of State
for the Colonies
for the Colonies
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Comply: but he ought to have procured the Governor's sanction for an extension of leave. I think that Officers ought to make themselves acquainted with the Colonial rules of service.
Comply: but he ought to have procured the Governor's sanction for an extension of leave. I think that Officers ought to make themselves acquainted with the Colonial rules of service.
ABd
9 May
Mr Blackwood
I do not quite read the Regulations as calling on an Officer to obtain the Governor's previous sanction to an extension of leave in England.
I do not quite read the Regulations as calling on an Officer to obtain the Governor's previous sanction to an extension of leave in England.
One Regulation (SS 104) forbids the Governor to recommend
an extension, but permits him (the Governor) to report
the period for which it can be extended without doing harm.
I view this as purely permissive and we hardly ever see a
Governor send home any such report.
Another Regulation (SS 114) states that the leave of
absence will be extended by the Secretary of State for
sufficient reason. This rule is absolute and says nothing
about securing a previous report from the Governor.
I think that in the present case we may simply comply
and tell the Governor.
TFE
10 May
