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Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 11 January 1850, CO 305:2, no. 299, 167.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Hamilton writes Merivale in response to Merivale's letter that discusses Blanshard's passage from Panama to Vancouver Island. Hamilton reports that he has been commanded by Admiralty to forward, for Grey's information, a previous letter on the same subject.
In the minutes, Blackwood asks whether or not Pelly should be informed as to why Blanshard did not get a passage in a Queen's Ship. Merivale asks, Inform? and the others concur to do so.
This file encloses a letter from Hornby to Parker—the letter which Hamilton forwards—that explains that Hornby did not receive an order to send a ship to Panama until after Blanshard's arrival. The final enclosure is a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Pelly, which reports that the Admiralty was unable at the time to provide Blanshard's passage from Panama to Vancouver Island.
299. Vancouver's Island
Admiralty
11th January 1850.
Sir
With reference to your Letter of the 4th August last, respecting the conveyance of Mr Blanshard, appointed Governor of Vancouver's Island, from Panama to
1Sir J. Pelly informed 18 Jan/50.
that Island in one of Her Majesty's Ships; I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith, for the information of Earl Grey, a copy of a Letter from Rear Admiral Hornby, dated the 28th Octr, No 88, on the subject in question.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant;
W.A.B. Hamilton
Herman Merivale Esq.
&c &c &c
Colonial Office.
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
Should Sir J. Pelly be informed why Mr Blanshard did not get a passage in a Queen's Ship, or should this be put by?
ABd 14/1/50
Inform?
HM Jan 14
Jan 14 I think so.
BH
G. 15
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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Rear Admiral P. Hornby to John Parker, Admiralty, 28 October 1849, explaining that he did not receive orders to send a ship to Panama until after Blanshard must have arrived, and that he now thought it too late "to take any further steps in the matter."
Other documents included in the file
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Draft, Colonial Office to Sir John Pelly, Hudson's Bay Company, 18 January 1850, advising that the Admiralty had been unable to pick Blanshard up at Panama to convey him to Vancouver Island.