Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Trutch, Joseph William to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 6 March 1865, CO 60:23, no. 2270, 350.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Trutch submits a list of
books on Engineering and Architectural Practice which . . . are desirable for the use of the Lands and Works Department of British Columbia.Blackwood’s minute notes that, while it is
a goodly supply,the total cost of £80 is less than half of the amount approved by Seymour.
Trutch to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)
London
March 6th 1865
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 20th December 1864, I
have the honor to submit the enclosed list of books on Engineering
and Architectural Practice which in my opinion are desirable for the use
of the Lands and Works Department of British Columbia.
I have appended in most cases the publisher's prices but I have
ascertained that the books can be purchased at 25 per cent less than
these advertised prices, which would reduce the cost of the whole to
about Eighty pounds (£80.0.0)being
being less than one half of the sum
authorized by His Excellency Governor Seymour to be expended on this
account.
being less than one half of the sum
authorized by His Excellency Governor Seymour to be expended on this
account.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
This is a goodly supply of information on Engineering & other subjects: but as the List of works denotes much practical utility & is less than half the cost of what Govr Seymour contemplated I conceive that the Crown Agents may be ordered to procure the Books.
This is a goodly supply of information on Engineering & other subjects: but as the List of works denotes much practical utility & is less than half the cost of what Govr Seymour contemplated I conceive that the Crown Agents may be ordered to procure the Books.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
List of books and prices as submitted by Trutch for the use of
the lands and works department in British Columbia.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Crown Agents, 21 March 1865, instructing them to
procure the books for transmission to the colony.