Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Watson, Alexander to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 14 January 1869, CO 60:37, no. 3110, 618.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3), Other documents (1).
Watson transmits correspondence with Seymour regarding Watson’s claims for compensation following the union of British Columbia and Vancouver Island and requests that Granville reconsider Watson’s application for compensation from 1867. Cox’s minutes discuss waiting for Seymour’s despatch containing Watson’s correspondence and previous despatches describing Watson’s claims from 1867. Sandford’s minute agrees with Cox’s view that Watson’s
case was very fully considered.Blake’s minute suggests seeing
subsequent 7363 July 8, 70.Included documents describe Watson’s correspondence with British Columbia’s colonial government regarding his claim for compensation.
Watson to Secretary of State
Victoria
14th January 1869
My Lord,
I have the honor to transmit, herewith, copy of correspondence
which I have had with His Excellency the Governor on the subject
of my claims for compensation for loss of office through the
operation of an Act of the Imperial Parliament uniting the
Colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island
and to request
that the merits of my application dated the 3rd August 1867 may
receive Your Lordship's early and, I trust, favourable consideration.
and to request
that the merits of my application dated the 3rd August 1867 may
receive Your Lordship's early and, I trust, favourable consideration.
I have the honor to be,
My Lord
Your most obedient
and humble Servant
Alex Watson
late Colonial Treasurer of Vancouver Island
My Lord
Your most obedient
and humble Servant
Alex Watson
late Colonial Treasurer of Vancouver Island
Her Majesty's Secretary of State
for the Colonies
Downing Street
for the Colonies
Downing Street
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Sandford
As Mr Watson says he has requested the Governor to forward this correspondence to the Secy of State, the despatch may as well be waited for. I do not therefore trouble you with any observations, tho' we have full material to shew he has no case.
As Mr Watson says he has requested the Governor to forward this correspondence to the Secy of State, the despatch may as well be waited for. I do not therefore trouble you with any observations, tho' we have full material to shew he has no case.
CC
19/3
The Governor has not up to the present time forwarded Mr
Watson's letter as he was requested & as he ought.
His letter of the 3d Aug/67 to which he refers (7606) is
herewith & the answer disposed of his case.
He has no claim on the Secy of State as you will see on
reference to various minutes (5080/67, 8394/67, 11037/67).
I think the Governor might now be informed that on the 19th
March Lord Granville recd a letter from Mr Watson dated 14
Jany last, with its enclosures, from which it appeared that he
had forwarded copies to the Govr for transmission to the
Secretary
of State. That the Secy of State had deferred disposing
of Mr Watson's letter until the Govrs reports should reach him
as it ought to have done some time before this. That this delay
on the part of the Govr is fortunately of less consequence than
it might have been, as the records of this Office have enabled
Lord Granville to come to the conclusion that Mr Watson has no
claim on the Home Govt, a decision he will make known
to Mr Watson explaining to him the cause of delay.
of State. That the Secy of State had deferred disposing
of Mr Watson's letter until the Govrs reports should reach him
as it ought to have done some time before this. That this delay
on the part of the Govr is fortunately of less consequence than
it might have been, as the records of this Office have enabled
Lord Granville to come to the conclusion that Mr Watson has no
claim on the Home Govt, a decision he will make known
to Mr Watson explaining to him the cause of delay.
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24/5
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Alexander Watson to Seymour, 15 December 1868, asking if
the Secretary of State had reached a decision regarding his
claim for compensation.
W.A.G. Young, Colonial Secretary, to Watson, 28 December 1868,
advising that the Governor had not yet received word from the
Colonial Office on the subject.
