Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Parker, John to Merivale, Herman 28 January 1852, CO 305:3, no. 836, 245.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (2), Marginalia (1).
Parker writes to inquire as to whether Blanshard's voyage to England should be paid for by the public.
In the minutes, Merivale presumes that the public should bear the expense of Blanshard’s passage, and others agree.
The enclosures are recommendations from the Colonial Office that public funds be used to pay for Blanshard’s trip.
Her Majestys Sloop Daphne having afforded a passage to
His
Excellency Richard Blanshard the Governor of Vancouver's Island between
the 4th July and 3 August last, I am commanded by my Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralty to require that you will move Earl Grey
to inform My Lords whether the expense of this passage is to be borne by
the Public.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
I infer that this passage on board the Daphne was given to Governor Blanshard to enable him to leave VanCouver's Island & avoid Cape Horn. The Govt has on a former occasion refused to defray the expense of Governor Blanshard's voyages, & thrown the charge on the Hudson's Bay Co, who seem, in turn, to have devolved it on him. But on the present occasion as this Office desired the Admy to afford him a passage, if possible, I presume that it will be right that the public should pay
for the expense.
I infer that this passage on board the Daphne was given to Governor Blanshard to enable him to leave VanCouver's Island & avoid Cape Horn. The Govt has on a former occasion refused to defray the expense of Governor Blanshard's voyages, & thrown the charge on the Hudson's Bay Co, who seem, in turn, to have devolved it on him. But on the present occasion as this Office desired the Admy to afford him a passage, if possible, I presume that it will be right that the public should pay
for the expense.
ABd
29/1
Yes but the Try must be asked.
G.
30
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Trevelyan, Treasury, 9
February 1852, forwarding copy of the letter and recommending that the
expense of the passage be borne by the public.
Draft, Colonial Office to Parker, 25 February 1852, recommending
that the expense be borne by the public.
Footnotes
- This text is written in the upper-left margin of the page, and runs perpendicular the main text. See image scan.