Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Berens, Henry Hulse to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 10 August 1859, CO 305:13, no. 8096, 128.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (2).
Berens advises that the HBC manager on Vancouver Island had
declined to meet the Governor's requisitions,as an
obligationto pay
on account of the Governmentended with the expiration of
the Licenceon
30th of May last.Blackwood minutes his hopes that Douglas
will not take it into his head to be drawing upon H.M. Govt for services of Van C. Island. He has no warranty for such a proceeding; But has a local Legislature to whom he must resort for authority to levy taxes sufficient to defray the expenditure of the Colony,adding that the Vancouver Island's House of Assembly is
is probably monopolized by old Hudson's Bay Co Servants, or persons deriving interest from the Co.
Berens to Newcastle
10 August 1859
Referring to my letter to your Grace of the 19th ultimo, I think it
right to acquaint your Grace that we have recently received advices
from our manager in Vancouver's Island, from which we learn that
Governor Douglas has applied to him for advances on account of the
Government subsequently to the 30th of May last, when the License
expired; and that in conformity with the instructions we had
previously given not to make advances after that period, he refused
the application.
This circumstance I think, fully
fully confirms the statement in my letter
of the 19th ultimo, that the Company had no desire to make any
advances, beyond meeting the demands of the Governor under the terms
of the Grant. So soon as that obligation was removed by the expiry
of the License, the representative of the Company declined to meet
the Governor's requisitions, which I trust may be in accordance with
your Grace's views.
fully confirms the statement in my letter
of the 19th ultimo, that the Company had no desire to make any
advances, beyond meeting the demands of the Governor under the terms
of the Grant. So soon as that obligation was removed by the expiry
of the License, the representative of the Company declined to meet
the Governor's requisitions, which I trust may be in accordance with
your Grace's views.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
It is to be hoped that the Govr will not take it into his head to be drawing upon H.M. Govt for services of Van C. Island. He has no warranty for such a proceeding; But has a local Legislature to whom he must resort for authority to levy taxes sufficient to defray the expenditure of the Colony. Considering that the House of Assembly consists, as I believe, of about 7 persons it may not be undeserving of consideration whether some efforts should not be made to augment that Body. It is probably monopolized by old Hudson's Bay Co Servants, or persons deriving interest from the Co.
It is to be hoped that the Govr will not take it into his head to be drawing upon H.M. Govt for services of Van C. Island. He has no warranty for such a proceeding; But has a local Legislature to whom he must resort for authority to levy taxes sufficient to defray the expenditure of the Colony. Considering that the House of Assembly consists, as I believe, of about 7 persons it may not be undeserving of consideration whether some efforts should not be made to augment that Body. It is probably monopolized by old Hudson's Bay Co Servants, or persons deriving interest from the Co.
ABd
11 Augt
It seems enough for the present to acknowledge this letter, saying
that the D. of N. has heard with satisfaction of the conduct of the
Company's agent, which is entirely in accordance with the spirit of
the relations subsisting
between them and Government, & send copy of corresp. to the
Governor. For the rest we must wait the Governor's answer to ours
of 12th July.
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