Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 20 October 1852, CO 305:3, no. 9535, 356.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Hamilton writes to Merivale to inquire as to whether the HBC will pay for Blanshard’s trip to northern Vancouver Island.
Treasury Chambers
20th October 1852
Sir
I am commanded by the Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury
to transmit copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Admiralty dated
1t instant, relative to the expence incurred in providing a passage
on board Her Majesty's Ship "Daphne" for His Excellency Richard
Blanshard, Governor of Vancouvers Island to the northern settlements of
that Island, and I am to request that you will move Secretary Sir John Pakington to inform my Lords whether this expence is not properly
chargeable to the Hudsons Bay Company.
Herman Merivale Esq.
&. &. &c
&. &. &c
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Properly speaking the expense of this passage, as is stated in my Minute on 836/52, should be defrayed by the Hudson's Bay Company—but for the reasons explained in the Co letter of the 9 Feby the Treasury were recommended to defray, and actually sanctioned—see their Letter of the 20 Feby—payment by the public of this charge. I think reference should be made to that correspondence, & the Treasury informed that though there is no doubt that the H.B.Co ought properly to
be at the
expense of Governor Blanshards' passage on board the Daphne the
circumstances mentioned in Lord Grey's Letter of the 9 Feby are in
Sir J. Pakington's opinion sufficient to relieve the Company on this
occasion from the charge.
Properly speaking the expense of this passage, as is stated in my Minute on 836/52, should be defrayed by the Hudson's Bay Company—but for the reasons explained in the Co letter of the 9 Feby the Treasury were recommended to defray, and actually sanctioned—see their Letter of the 20 Feby—payment by the public of this charge. I think reference should be made to that correspondence, & the Treasury informed that though there is no doubt that the H.B.Co ought properly to
be at the
expense of Governor Blanshards' passage on board the Daphne the
circumstances mentioned in Lord Grey's Letter of the 9 Feby are in
Sir J. Pakington's opinion sufficient to relieve the Company on this
occasion from the charge.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Stafford, Admiralty, to Hamilton, 1 October 1852,
requesting the Treasury to advance the sum o. 30.15 — to pay for
Blanshard's passage from Victoria to Fort Rupert in 1851.
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Trevelyan, Treasury, 2 November 1852,
advising that under the circumstances of the case, the cost should be
borne by the public.