Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 15 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 6116, 531.
Abstract
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 15 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 6116, 531.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 72
15th April 1869
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two plain
copies of a bill passed by the Legislative Council, during the
late Session, but not yetassented
assented to by me. It is entitled;
An Ordinance to extend certain provisions of the 18 and 19
Vict: cap 90 to the Colony of British Columbia.
assented to by me. It is entitled;
An Ordinance to extend certain provisions of the 18 and 19
Vict: cap 90 to the Colony of British Columbia.
2. I enclose the report of the Attorney General.
3. I cannot see the necessity for the measure and in another
Colonywith
with which I was connected a similar law was found far
from satisfactory.
with which I was connected a similar law was found far
from satisfactory.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Bill relating to Crown Costs.
Bill relating to Crown Costs.
I think that the Governor should be instructed not to assent to
this Bill.
By its title it professes to extend certain provisions of
18 & 19 Vict C. 90 to B. Columbia.
But in the first place I am disposed to think that under the
B.C. Ordinance of 1867 the provisions of this Imperial Act are
in force in the Colony.
And secondly this Bill goes far beyond the Imperial Act, which
is confined to suits & proceedings "in respect of land tenements
&c or of any goods or chattels belonging to the Crown, or of sums
of money voted to HM for the service of the Crown."
But this Bill would in terms include all prosecutions,
& proceedings by the Crown of whatever Kind.
It might be intimated to the Govr that should doubts be
entertained as to the applicability of the Imperial Act to the
Colony, such doubts might fairly be removed.
HTH
31.5.69
I do not think it wd be worth while interfering. The Act seems
reasonable in itself: and
if the Legre likes it I wd let them
have it.
if the Legre likes it I wd let them
have it.
It is as well to reserve our resistance in case of
representative or quasi-representative Govts for cases of
injustice or gross mischief or Imperial interest.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 14 April 1869,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Granville to Officer Administering the Government,
No. 73, 17 July 1869.
Minutes by CO staff