Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Booth, James to Fortescue, Chichester 8 March 1860, CO 305:15, no. 2521, 532.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Booth informs the Colonial Office that £36.15 owing for the passage of
Davies's family on Grecian should be paid by Douglas
to the ship's agents, Samuel Price & Co.
Booth to Under-Secretary of State
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade
Whitehall
8 March 1860
Whitehall
Referring to the last paragraph of the letter from this Department of
the 25th Janry
last relating to the payment of the passages in the
Ship "Grecian" of the Wife & Children of George Davies, one of the
Lightkeepers proceeding to Vancouver's Island I am directed by the
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to request that you
will move His Grace The Duke of Newcastle to cause instructions to be
forwarded to the Governor of that Colony to pay on the arrival of the
above persons at Vancouver's Island the sum of Thirty Six Pounds,
Fifteen Shillings (£36.15/-) to Messrs Samuel Price & Co at
Vancouver, being the balance due for the above passages.
I am to add that the Brokers of the "Grecian" have requested
that this money may be paid to their Agents, Messrs Price & Co,
& not to the Captain of the Vessel.
Minutes by CO staff
Annex dt.
HM
Mh 10
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Newcastle to Douglas, No. 14, 15 March 1860,
instructing him to pay £36.15 owing for the passage of Davies's family on Grecian
to the ship's agents, Samuel Price & Co.