Vancouver Island Public Offices 1851
Admiralty1801 Feb. 27 Capt. Wellesley's report on murder of deserting seamen. 1801 V515ADW1
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2717 Mar. 28 Expense of Blanshard's passage to Fort Rupert. 2717 V515AD012974 Apr. 9 Blanshard to receive passage to Panama. 2974 V515AD023045 Apr. 12 Expense of Blanshard's passage to Fort Rupert requested. 3045 V515AD037395 Aug. 25 Admiral Moresby's report on proceedings to protect VI. 7395 V515AD048047 Sep. 22 Moresby's report on state of affairs in VI. 8047 V515AD058856 Oct. 21 Moresby's report on complaints against HBC. 8856 V515AD069092 Oct. 24 Capt. Fanshawe's report on proceedings against Newitty Indians. 9092 V515AD0710075 Nov. 28 Moresby's report on state of affairs. 10075 V515AD0810817 Dec. 30 Moresby's report on proceedings against Newitty Indians. 10817 V515AD09
Foreign Office6039 July 12 British consul reports gold discoveries on Queen Charlotte Island. 6039 V515FO01
Hudson's Bay Company1322 Feb. 11 Indian murder of three deserting seamen. 1322 V515HB011800 Feb. 28 Grant's complaint of HBC opposition to his settling. 1800 V515HB022226 Mar. 13 Douglas's account of murder of deserting seamen. 2226 V515HB033118 Apr. 16 Blanshard's resignation and Douglas's appointment. 3118 V515HB043558 Dec. 22 Report by Douglas on Indian unrest around Victoria. 3558 V515HB054082 May 10 Despatches forwarded to governor. 4082 V515HB065120 June 12 Report on progress of the colony. 5120 V515HB075122 June 12 Goods paid to extinquish Indian title. 5122 V515HB087742 Sep. 10 Governor's complaints on public buildings and salaries. 7742 V515HB097770 Sep. 12 Report on progress of settlement. 7770 V515HB109009 Oct. 23 Reply to Moresby's report on state of affairs. 9009 V515HB119024 Oct. 24 Reply to Muir's complaint of ill treatment by HBC. 9024 V515HB129281 Nov. 7 Refutation of Moresby's complaints by HBC. 9281 V515HB13
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Admiralty892 Jan. 28 Expense of Blanshard's passage on HMS Daphne. 4249 May 14 Violation of British territory by Americans. 4770 May 25 Gold discoveries on Queen Charlotte Island. 6031 June 28 Gold discoveries on Queen Charlotte Island. 6603 July 12 Naval protection by HMS Thetis. 7689 Aug. 16 Gold discoveries on Queen Charlotte Island. 8866 Sep. 27 Report of HMS Thetis on Gold workings. 9799 Oct. 22 Dispatch of Thetis for naval protection of VI. 10161 Nov. 1 Moresby's report on despatch of Thetis. 10161 V525AD09
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11307 Dec. 9 Survey of Gulf of Georgia deferred. 11307 V525AD10nomf Dec. 29 Cooper's and Todd's appointment to Council. nomf Mar. 6 Finlayson's appointment to Council. 
Foreign Office3513 Apr. 26 Consul's report on conduct of parties to QCI. 4097 May 8 Consul's report on illegal proceedings of Americans. 4949 June 2 Consul's report on aggressions by Americans. 9322 Oct. 14 Consul's report on Thetis's visit to VI. 
Miscellaneous1836 Feb. 28 Establishment of schools for instruction of natives. 
Hudson's Bay Company409 Jan. 14 Moresby's report on monopoly of HBC, etc. 847 Jan. 27 Refutation of complaints against Indians. 1039 Feb. 2 Moresby's report on Indian murderers. 1128 Feb. 4 Lands possessed by HBC before boundary treaty. 1282 Feb. 10 Despatches forwarded to governor. 1292 Feb. 11 Governor's despatch regarding colonial affairs. 1727 Feb. 24 Acknowledgement of letter of 13 Feb. 1855 Mar. 1 Governor's despatches. 2534 Mar. 26 McNeill's report on gold discoveries on QCI. 2689 Apr. 3 McNeill's report on American interests in gold. 3779 May 3 McNeill's report on American gold seekers. 4369 May 19 Gold discoveries on QCI. 6104 June 28 Douglas' commission as lieutenant governor of QCI. 6484 July 12 Despatches from governor. 7542 Aug. 9 Despatches from governor. 8029 Aug. 25 Late arrival of despatches for governor. 8869 Sep. 25 Despatches forwarded to governor. 9080 Oct. 2 Despatches forwarded to governor. 10831 Nov. 24 Governor's report on colonization of VI. 10831 V525HB1911003 Dec. 1 Douglas's canoe expedition. 11003 V525HB2011004 Dec. 1 Refutation of complaints against HBC. 11004 V525HB2111005 Dec. 1 Acknowledgement of proceedings of HMS Thetis. 11005 V525HB2211215 Dec. 8 Acknowledgement of Moresby's reports. 11215 V525HB23
Parliamentary5686 June 17 Sums received from land sales since 1849. 
Treasury1489 Feb. 20 Expense of Blanshard's passage from Panama. 7593 Aug. 14 Revenue from gold digging at Queen Charlottes. 9535 Oct. 20 Expense of Blanshard's passage on the Daphne. 
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Footnotes
  1. * Feb. 27 Controversy between HBC and miners regarding wages.
  2. Reel 2, CO 305/3, Public Offices index, pp. 585-590.
  3. End-of-file (.ef) found here in original Waterloo Script file. Remainder of this file may be obsolete, and must be checked.
  4. Index gives date as Nov 4
  5. Reel 2, CO 305/3, Public Offices index, pp. 585-590.
Vessels in this document

HMS Daphne, 1838-1864

HMS Thetis, 1846-55