Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Wodehouse, John to Merivale, Herman 4 November 1859, CO 305:12, no. 10995, 388.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Wodehouse is directed to request, in light of
the accounts which have been recently received of the State of Affairs in San Juan and Vancouver's Islands,whether
any means can be taken to promote British Emigration to Vancouver's Island.Elliot minutes the following:
This is, I fear, proposing a hopeless problem.
Wodehouse to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
4 November 1859
With reference to the accounts which have been recently received of
the State of Affairs in San Juan and Vancouver's Islands, I am
directed by Lord John Russell to request that you will move His Grace
The Duke of Newcastle to favour His Lordship with an opinion as
as to
whether any means can be taken to promote British Emigration to
Vancouver's Island.
as to
whether any means can be taken to promote British Emigration to
Vancouver's Island.
Minutes by CO staff
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Merivale to Emigration Commissioners, 11 November 1859, forwarding
copy of letter from the Foreign Office for opinion.