Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Carnarvon, Earl 12 January 1867, CO 60:27, no. 2733, 173.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1).
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Seymour proposes
to make the extension of the British Columbia Indian Evidence Act over the whole Colony one of the Government Measures of the approaching Session.
No. 26
12th January 1867
My Lord,
With reference to Governor Kennedy's despatch No. 68 of the
3rd September, stating that the Legislative Assembly of
Vancouver Island had refused to pass any Law for the admission of IndianEvidence
Evidence and to Your Lordship's reply expressing a hope that
questions of this nature will be dealt with more effectually after
the Union of the two Colonies, I beg to state that I propose to
make the extension of the British Columbia Indian Evidence Act
over the whole Colony one of the Government Measures of the
approaching Session.
Evidence and to Your Lordship's reply expressing a hope that
questions of this nature will be dealt with more effectually after
the Union of the two Colonies, I beg to state that I propose to
make the extension of the British Columbia Indian Evidence Act
over the whole Colony one of the Government Measures of the
approaching Session.
2. I have every expectation that the Matter will now be
satisfactorily settled.
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