Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 26 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 7485, 587.
Abstract
Seymour, Frederick to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 26 April 1869, CO 60:35, no. 7485, 587.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
No. 78
26 April 1869
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two plain
copies of an Ordinance of the recent Session of the Legislature
of this Colony, entitled;
No. 9. An Ordinance toprovide
provide for the fencing of land in
British Columbia.
provide for the fencing of land in
British Columbia.
2. The Attorney General's report is enclosed.
3. Though I think the Bill originally introduced to be better
than the one now forwarded, I did not think the objections
entertained were sufficiently grave to require me to disallow the bill.
Should be "to withhold my assent to."
Minutes by CO staff
This Ordinance is open to certain objections, as pointed out by
the Attorney General, but it is a matter which the Colonists may
be left to deal with, and if difficulties should arise in the
working of it, to amend.
Sanction. But desire to have a report after sufficient time has
elapsed to enable the Governor to judge of the working of the measure.
HTH
5.7.69
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 15 April 1869,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Granville to Officer Administering the Government,
No. 70, 15 July 1869.