Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Frederick 1 July 1867, NAC RG7:G8C/14, 280.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Buckingham asks for more information regarding alterations to
an Ordinance authorizing the sale of the Real and Personal Estate of Intestates,which caused British Columbia’s Attorney General to object. Although approving of the main purpose of the ordinance, Buckingham asks Seymour to amend the ordinance regarding the alterations Buckingham referenced.
No. 44
1 July 1867
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 64
of the 12th April enclosing the Ordinance of the government of
British Columbia No. 6 of 1867 entitled "an Ordinance authorizing the
sale of the Real and Personal Estate of Intestates."
Looking
Looking to the objections raised by the Attorney General to the
provisions of that Ordinance, and to the statement, that had you been
aware of those objections you would have returned the bill to the
Council for amendment, I should wish to be informed, before advising
Her Majesty upon the subject, for what reason the alteration was made in
Section 3 requiring the payment in to the credit of the general
Revenue instead of the credit of the Accountant General as heretofore;
and further to beinformed
informed whether the question of the payment of fees
was duly considered or simply adopted from the former Act 29. Vict:
No. 8 as it appears to me that fees upon a low scale might very
properly be taken.
informed whether the question of the payment of fees
was duly considered or simply adopted from the former Act 29. Vict:
No. 8 as it appears to me that fees upon a low scale might very
properly be taken.
I approve of the main object of the Ordinance but think that an
Ordinance amended in the particulars to which I have called your
attention should be passed in substitution for it.