Colonial Despatches
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Herbert, Robert George Wyndham to Monsell, William 6 August 1869, CO 60:37, no. 8871, 380.
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Herbert, Robert George Wyndham to Monsell, William 6 August 1869, CO 60:37, no. 8871, 380.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Herbert to Under-Secretary of State
Office of Committee of
Privy Council for Trade
6th August 1869
Privy Council for Trade
Sir
With reference to your letter of 25th May transmitting for the
consideration of this Board copy of an Ordinance of British
Columbia to entitle exporters of Goods to certain Drawbacks, and
also to the question of allowing Vessels clearing on short
voyages to have their stores duty free, I am directed by the
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to transmit to
you to be laid before Earl Granville the inclosed copy ofa
a
Report which they have obtained from the Commissioners of
Customs on the subject and to state that My Lords concur in the
opinion of the Commissioners of Customs.
a
Report which they have obtained from the Commissioners of
Customs on the subject and to state that My Lords concur in the
opinion of the Commissioners of Customs.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Sandford
Acknowledge receipt of 5400 & 5579. State that the despatches & the Ordinance were referred to the B of Trade, & transmit copies of this answer of the B of Trade & the enclosures.
Acknowledge receipt of 5400 & 5579. State that the despatches & the Ordinance were referred to the B of Trade, & transmit copies of this answer of the B of Trade & the enclosures.
State that Ld Granville concurs with the views expressed by the
Crs of Customs & desires that their Report may be
laid before the Col: Legislature who will no doubt with the
help of this additional information carefully reconsider the
several important questions discussed in that Report. That in
the meantime H. Lordship is unable to authorize the Govr to
give his assent to the Bill transmitted in his Despatch of the
24th March.
HTH
9.8.69
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Tho. F. Fremanthe and Fred R. Romilly, Commissioners of Customs,
to Board of Trade, 23 July
1869, reporting unfavourably on the proposed drawbacks legislation.
