Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Head, Edmund Walker to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 29 October 1864, CO 305:24, no. 10054, 223.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Head sends a series of documents (not on microfilm) regarding Kennedy’s placing of
barriersthat block streets
leading to the piece of land granted to the Community by this Company.Blackwood minutes that the Colonial Office has received
no informationfrom Kennedy on the matter.
Head to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)
For the information of Her Majestys Secretary of State for the
Colonies I have the honour herewith to transmit—
1. Extract of a letter from Roderick Finlayson Esquire to the
Secretary of the Hudsons Bay Company dated Victoria 7th September
1864.
2. Copy of a letter from P. Medana Chairman of a Public Meeting
of the inhabitants of Victoria held on the 27thJuly
July 1864 to
Roderick Finlayson Esquire and the Agents of the Hudsons Bay Company
dated September 5th 1864.
3. Copies of Resolutions adopted by the said
Meeting—Presentment by the Grand Jury—Correspondence with the
Colonial Government and other documents enclosed in Mr Medana's
letter to Mr Finlayson.
July 1864 to
Roderick Finlayson Esquire and the Agents of the Hudsons Bay Company
dated September 5th 1864.
3. Copies of Resolutions adopted by the said
Meeting—Presentment by the Grand Jury—Correspondence with the
Colonial Government and other documents enclosed in Mr Medana's
letter to Mr Finlayson.
The whole of these documents have reference to a measure adopted by
Governor Kennedy in causing barriers to be placed across several
of the streets leading to the piece of land granted to the Community
by this Company.
Resolutions were passed atthe
the Meeting to the effect that great
inconvenience and injustice to the public as well as injury to
property would result from the closing of those streets and the Grand
Jury take the same view of the case. By the last Mail we learn that
considerable excitement existed on the subject and that, on the
refusal of the Governor to remove the barricades, the people had
themselves pulled them down.
the Meeting to the effect that great
inconvenience and injustice to the public as well as injury to
property would result from the closing of those streets and the Grand
Jury take the same view of the case. By the last Mail we learn that
considerable excitement existed on the subject and that, on the
refusal of the Governor to remove the barricades, the people had
themselves pulled them down.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
No information has reached us from the Governor on this subject; nor is it quite clear to me that he will think it his duty to report the circs to the S. State. But as the Hudsons Bay Co appeal agt the Governor's proceedings it will, I apprehend, be right to refer this complaint to him & ask for a report. And tell the H.B.Co.
No information has reached us from the Governor on this subject; nor is it quite clear to me that he will think it his duty to report the circs to the S. State. But as the Hudsons Bay Co appeal agt the Governor's proceedings it will, I apprehend, be right to refer this complaint to him & ask for a report. And tell the H.B.Co.
ABd
1 Novr
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Not on microfilm.
