Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 23 July 1863, CO 305:20, no. 9248, 270.
Abstract
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 23 July 1863, CO 305:20, no. 9248, 270.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Other documents (1).
Separate
23 July 1863
My Lord Duke,
I have had the honor of receiving Your Grace's Despatch of the 14h April last, marked "separate" accompanied by a Supplementary
Commission and Instructions dated 8th October 1862, framed for the
purposeof
of dividing the Council of Vancouvers Island into two
distinct bodies, and creating an Executive and a Legislative Council.
of dividing the Council of Vancouvers Island into two
distinct bodies, and creating an Executive and a Legislative Council.
2. I beg now to report to Your Grace that in conformity with Her
Majesty's said Instructions the following persons have been appointed
and constituted to be Members of the Executive Council of Vancouver's
Island.
William Alexander George Young - Acting Colonial Secretary
George Hunter Cary - Attorney General
Alexander Watson - Treasurer
Joseph Despard Pemberton - Surveyor General
and the following persons to be Members of the Legislative Council of
Vancouver's Island, under the conditions and provisions contained in
the said Instructions.
David Cameron - Chief Justice William Alexander George Young - Acting Colonial Secretary
George Hunter Cary - Attorney General
Alexander Watson - Treasurer
Joseph Despard Pemberton - Surveyor General
Roderick Finlayson
Donald Fraser
Alfred James Langley
George Hunter Cary - Attorney General
Alexander Watson - Treasurer
Joseph Despard Pemberton - Surveyor General
and the following persons to be Members of the Legislative Council of
Vancouver's Island, under the conditions and provisions contained in
the said Instructions.
David Cameron - Chief Justice William Alexander George Young - Acting Colonial Secretary
George Hunter Cary - Attorney General
Alexander Watson - Treasurer
Joseph Despard Pemberton - Surveyor General
Roderick Finlayson
Donald Fraser
Alfred James Langley
3. And I beg further to report that under the authoritycontained
contained in
the aforesaid Instructions, the Attorney General Mr Cary, being
absent on sick leave, and Mr David Babington Ring having been
provisionally appointed to act as Attorney General during Mr Cary's
absence, Mr Ring has been provisionally appointed by me to be ex
officio a Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of
Vancouver's Island.
contained in
the aforesaid Instructions, the Attorney General Mr Cary, being
absent on sick leave, and Mr David Babington Ring having been
provisionally appointed to act as Attorney General during Mr Cary's
absence, Mr Ring has been provisionally appointed by me to be ex
officio a Member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of
Vancouver's Island.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
The Governor reports the measures taken by him for giving effect to the Suppy Commission and Additional Instructions, of the 8th October 1862, establishing two Councils.
The Governor reports the measures taken by him for giving effect to the Suppy Commission and Additional Instructions, of the 8th October 1862, establishing two Councils.
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