Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Berens, Henry Hulse to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 15 July 1858, CO 305:9, no. 6854, 484.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Berens provides the CO with the returns “setting forth the quantity of land sold, the names
of the several purchasers, and the Districts in which such Sales have been effected,
made up to the 10th October 1857.”
The minutes present the return to Parliament on 30 July 1858. The CO observes that Douglas “seems to have received a pretty good stake in the island.”
Enclosed is a return of land sales on Vancouver Island showing names of purchasers, amounts purchased, and localities where the lands are
situated.
Hudson's Bay House
15th July 1858
Sir
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Merivale's
letter of the 6th Instant, requesting me to furnish the
Colonial Department with a Return (from the earliest period of
the possession of Vancouvers Island Colony by the Hudsons Bay
Company) of all land in Vancouver's Island sold to any individual
or Company, with the names of such person or Company, the extent
to which such lands are under cultivation, and the localities in
which they are situated.
In compliance with this request I beg to enclose a Return
setting forth the quantity of land sold, the names of the
several purchasers, and the Districts in which such Saleshave
have
been effected, made up to the 10th October 1857, being the
latest date to which the Hudson's Bay Company have received
returns of Land Sales from the Colony.
have
been effected, made up to the 10th October 1857, being the
latest date to which the Hudson's Bay Company have received
returns of Land Sales from the Colony.
I beg at the same time to state that the Company have no
information as to the extent of land which has been brought
under cultivation.
Minutes by CO staff
Return presented to Parlmt 30 July 58.
Put by.
JCB
Lord Carnarvon
This return seems to shew the sale of about 16000 acres to private persons, omitting those entered as "Hudson's Bay Company" "Puget Sound Company" and "James Douglas" which are considerable. Mr Douglas seems to have received a pretty good stake in the island.
This return seems to shew the sale of about 16000 acres to private persons, omitting those entered as "Hudson's Bay Company" "Puget Sound Company" and "James Douglas" which are considerable. Mr Douglas seems to have received a pretty good stake in the island.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Return of land sales on Vancouver Island, no date, showing
names of purchasers, amounts purchased, and localities where the
lands are situated (four pages).