Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Denny, D'Arcy Anthony to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 26 October 1868, CO 60:34, no. 11940, 495.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Denny requests remuneration from the Colonial Office for bringing back the official seal of the Colony of Vancouver Island or for the Colonial Office to recommend to the Admiralty to provide compensation for the money Denny paid for his passage home. Gairdner’s minute summarizes Denny’s letter. Minutes by Gairdner, Rogers, and Adderley agree that Denny’s requests should be denied.
Denny to Under-Secretary of State
7 St. Martins Place
Trafalgar Square
26 October 1868
Trafalgar Square
Sir,
I beg to enclose a letter from Rear Admiral & Commander in
Chief, the Honorable George Fowler Hastings, directing me upon
giving up command of Her Majesty's Gun Boat "Forward" to proceed
to England by Mail Steamer, and, in compliance with a request by
His Excellency Governor Seymour, to take charge of the Great
Seal of the late Colony of Vancouver Island and to deliver the
same into the hands of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the
Colonies. I performed this duty and also brought with me a
Dispatch for His Grace the Duke of Buckingham which I delivered
with the Great Seal at the Colonial Office in Downing Street.
Having come home by the Packet on promotion but not on any
special Admiralty duty I am compelled by the Admiralty
regulations
to pay one third of my passage home. Had I been
employed on any special service by that department I should have
been relieved from this charge. I solicit therefore you will be
pleased to direct that some remuneration may be awarded to me
for the safe custody and delivery of the Seal & Despatch herein
mentioned to the Secretary of State. If this request cannot be
complied with may I solicit you will be pleased to recommend the
Lords of the Admiralty, having had a duty to perform, to relieve
me of the one third passage money.
to pay one third of my passage home. Had I been
employed on any special service by that department I should have
been relieved from this charge. I solicit therefore you will be
pleased to direct that some remuneration may be awarded to me
for the safe custody and delivery of the Seal & Despatch herein
mentioned to the Secretary of State. If this request cannot be
complied with may I solicit you will be pleased to recommend the
Lords of the Admiralty, having had a duty to perform, to relieve
me of the one third passage money.
The Under Secretary
of State for the Colonies
of State for the Colonies
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
When Vancouver Isd was absorbed in the Colony of Bh Columbia the Governor was desired to send home the Seal of the late Colony by hand through some Officer of the Navy or through some other secure Channel. Commander Denny was coming home on his promotion & he was entrusted with it by the Admiral on the station. He now asks some remuneration for the safe custody and delivery of the seal or if this cannot be granted that he may be recommended to the Admiralty for the remission of what he paid for his passage home and which he would not have paid if he had been sent home on Admiralty Service. It does not appear that he was put to any special charges for executing this service and on this ground I suppose that the Secy of State would decline to comply with either application.
When Vancouver Isd was absorbed in the Colony of Bh Columbia the Governor was desired to send home the Seal of the late Colony by hand through some Officer of the Navy or through some other secure Channel. Commander Denny was coming home on his promotion & he was entrusted with it by the Admiral on the station. He now asks some remuneration for the safe custody and delivery of the seal or if this cannot be granted that he may be recommended to the Admiralty for the remission of what he paid for his passage home and which he would not have paid if he had been sent home on Admiralty Service. It does not appear that he was put to any special charges for executing this service and on this ground I suppose that the Secy of State would decline to comply with either application.
GG
3/11
He merely asks that we will let this be an excuse for
making up his 1/3 Passage. I think it may be declined
at once; as obviously inadmissable.
CBA
6/11
