Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Carnarvon, Earl 18 March 1867, CO 60:27, no. 4397, 330.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Other documents (1).
Seymour encloses a letter from Green,
late Acting Consul General at Honolulu,and notes Green’s desire for Victoria to be maintained as a
free port.Seymour explains why Victoria’s status as a
free port … has now been withdrawn.Rogers’s minute approves forwarding Seymour’s despatch for information to the Foreign Office.
No. 43
18th March 1867
My Lord,
I have had the honor to receive Your Lordship's despatch No. 5
of the 10th of January, enclosing a letter from Mr Green,
late Acting Consul General at Honolulupointing
pointing out that British
Interests in the Sandwich Islands will suffer if Victoria be not
maintained as a free Port.
pointing out that British
Interests in the Sandwich Islands will suffer if Victoria be not
maintained as a free Port.
2. Mr Green is a partner in the House of Rhodes, Green
and Janion of Victoria and would I doubt not be glad to see that
town supported as formerly principally by the taxation levied on
the people inhabiting the Mainland. The freedom of the Port, much
impaired before Union, has now been withdrawn,but
but I do not see that
the foreign trade of Victoria need suffer, as the most liberal
system of Bonding has been established.
but I do not see that
the foreign trade of Victoria need suffer, as the most liberal
system of Bonding has been established.
Minutes by CO staff
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