Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 12 April 1865, CO 305:25, no. 5154, 233.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Kennedy reports that Phillip J. Hankin, although having just been appointed Superintendent of Police, has received a letter
re-instating him as Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.Kennedy requests that Hankin be allowed to remain in his current position for a year, in order to avoid
public inconvenience.
No. 21
12th April 1865
Sir,
Referring to my Despatch No 111 dated 24th December 1864 reporting
Mr Philip J. Hankin's appointment as Superintendent of Police, I
have now the honor to enclose the copy of a letter received by Mr
Hankin re-instating him as Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
Mr
Mr Hankin's removal from the office to which I have appointed him
would be productive of some public inconvenience just now, and I
would solicit your application to the proper quarters for permission
for Mr Hankin to hold it for one year.
I make this application with Mr Hankin's full concurrence.
Minutes by CO staff
Draft.
TFE
27/5
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
W.G. Romaine, Admiralty, to Philip James Hankin, 7 February
1865, advising that he had been reinstated to his former rank of
Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
