Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Birch, Arthur Nonus to Cardwell, Edward 12 July 1866, CO 60:25, no. 8287, 36.
Abstract
Birch, Arthur Nonus to Cardwell, Edward 12 July 1866, CO 60:25, no. 8287, 36.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
No. 53
12th July 1866
Sir,
I much regret my inability to forward the "Blue Book"
for 1865 previous to my departure for the Upper Country.
2. The Acting Colonial Secretary reports that afterrepeated
repeated applications to the Treasury he is unable to obtain
the Financial Returns required to complete the Statistical
portion, I have therefore taken the extreme measure authorized
by the Colonial Regulations
and have directed the issue of Salaries in the Treasury Department to
be stopped until these Returns have been received.
repeated applications to the Treasury he is unable to obtain
the Financial Returns required to complete the Statistical
portion, I have therefore taken the extreme measure authorized
by the Colonial Regulations
See par: 256.
Minutes by CO staff
Acke this despatch, and entirely approve of his having
stopped the Salaries in the Treasury Dept, as authorized
by the Coll Regulations, until the Officers of that Dt do their
duty by furnishing the Returns required for the Blue Book.
Draft.
TFE
30/8
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Carnarvon to Officer Administering the
Government, No. 9, 31 August 1866.