Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Wodehouse, John
to
Musgrave, Anthony 17 June 1871, NAC RG7:G8C/18, 193.
Abstract
Wodehouse, John
to
Musgrave, Anthony 17 June 1871, NAC RG7:G8C/18, 193.
Despatch from London.
No. 62
17th June 1871
Sir,
I received on the 16 June at 5:50 p.m. a telegraphic Despatch in
the following words:
"Alston accepts when does union take place" to which I replied this
day at 3:20 p.m. "Date of union fixed by Order in Council for the 20th
July."