Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
[Sender not known.] to Grey, George 10 July 1849, CO 305:2, 261.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (1).
Jervis and Romilly report to Grey that upon considering the details of Blanshard's appointment as Governor of Vancouver Island, they can, in their opinion, find no legal objection to his governorship.
In the lone minute entry, Merivale cites previous Crown Acts that offer possible opinions on the establishment of Vancouver Island Courts.
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Temple,
July 10th 1849
My Lord,
We were honored with your Lordships command contained in Mr
Hawe's letter of the 30th Ultimo in which he stated that he was
directed by your Lordship to transmit to us drafts of a Commission and
Instructions which it is proposed to issue to Richard Blanshard Esquire whom The Queen has been pleased to appoint to be Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Island of
of Vancouver and its Dependencies; and he was to request that we would take these Instructions
into our
consideration and report to your Lordship whether we saw any objection
to them in point of law.
of Vancouver and its Dependencies; and he was to request that we would take these Instructions
into our
consideration and report to your Lordship whether we saw any objection
to them in point of law.In obedience to your Lordship's command we have taken the
Instructions into our consideration and have the honor to report that in
our opinion the same are free from objection
Minutes by CO staff
2
Mr Blackwood
Was there not some opinion on which the Act 12 & 13 Vict c. 48 (in the year 1849) enabling the Crown to constitute Courts of justice in Vanc. I. was printed?
Was there not some opinion on which the Act 12 & 13 Vict c. 48 (in the year 1849) enabling the Crown to constitute Courts of justice in Vanc. I. was printed?
Footnotes
- This addressee information appears at the foot of the first page of the despatch.
- This entry appears in the left margin of the first page of the despatch—the ink is both faded and smudged; see image scan.