Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 7 June 1870, CO 60:39, no. 7282, 16.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 7 June 1870, CO 60:39, no. 7282, 16.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 81
7th June 1870
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward to Your Lordship a letter from Mr
Begbie, Chief Justice of this Colony, praying for promotion to a
more lucrative appointment.
2. Mr Begbie, haswithout
without doubt, discharged the duties of his
present office well, and faithfully, during a trying period in
the Early history of this Colony. And my only objection to his
application is, that its success must deprive British Columbia
of his valuable services.
without doubt, discharged the duties of his
present office well, and faithfully, during a trying period in
the Early history of this Colony. And my only objection to his
application is, that its success must deprive British Columbia
of his valuable services.
Minutes by CO staff
If Mr Begbie is as good a man as the Govr thinks him, he might
be worth considering with reference to the possible vacancy in
the C.J[ustice]ship of the Straits Settlements; which office however we
have no sufficient reason for believing that Sir B. Maxwell is
immediately about to resign.
RGWH
July 7/70
Reply that Lord Kimberley will not fail to make a note of Mr
Begbie's application for promotion to a more lucrative
appointment; but that he has no Knowledge of any intention, on
the part of the Chief Justice of the Straits Settlement, to
retire from his present office.
ERW
July 8/70
K
July 8
Noted.
EHW
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
M.B. Begbie to Granville, 21 May 1870, asking
that he be considered for appointment to a higher paying post.
