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Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 17 December 1858, CO 305:9, no. 12907, 409.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Hammond forwards to Lytton a despatch from B. T. Nicolas, British Acting Consul General in the Sandwich Islands, regarding English Merchants desire to make Victoria a free port.
The minutes forward the letter to the Board of Trade.
Enclosed is Nicolas to Malmesbury describing the general effect of making Victoria a free port a successful rival of San Francisco [and] the great Depot of the North Pacific.
Hammond to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Foreign Office
December 17, 1858
Sir,
I am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to transmit to you herewith, for the information of Secretary Sir Edward Lytton, a copy of a despatch from Mr Toup Nicolas, the British Acting Consul General in the Sandwich Islands, relative to the views entertained by the English Merchants in those Islands as to Victoria in Vancouver's Island being made a free Port.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient Humble
servant,
E. Hammond
Herman Merivale Esqre &c &c &c
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
A copy of the Consuls letter might be sent to the Board of Trade? L[ithographed] F[orm].
VJ 18 Decr
HM D 18
Bd of Trade.
C D. 18
The Board of Trade have recd a Copy of the Consuls letter fromManuscript image the Foreign Office. See 13147.
VJ 24 Decr
See 13147.
HM D 29
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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B.T. Nicolas, Acting Consul General, Woahoo, to Malmesbury, 7 October 1858, describing the general effect of making Victoria a free port.