Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 26 August 1865, CO 305:26, no. 10242, 339.
Abstract
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 26 August 1865, CO 305:26, no. 10242, 339.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 75, Miscellaneous
26th August 1865
Sir,
Referring to my Despatch No 61 dated 19th July 1865 relative to the
disposal of the Crown Lands of this Colony I have the honor to
transmit a letter from Mr G.H. Wilson Brown containing proposals for
working coal seams in this Colony.
I
I trouble you with these papers for the purpose of illustrating the
complications and detriment to the Colony which arise out of the
unsettlement of the Crown Lands question.
I have informed Mr Brown that I am unable to conclude with him such
an arrangement as he proposes under existing circumstances, and I
think it would be productive of future embarrassment to dealseparately
separately with isolated cases rather than to wait until general
rules affecting such matters shall have been laid down and
promulgated, and for instructions in which behalf I addressed to you
the Despatch above quoted.
separately with isolated cases rather than to wait until general
rules affecting such matters shall have been laid down and
promulgated, and for instructions in which behalf I addressed to you
the Despatch above quoted.
Minutes by CO staff
At once.
FR
24/10
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
G.H. Wilson Brown to the Colonial Secretary, 18 February 1865,
forwarding his "proposals and plans for leasing and working the coal
seams discovered by the Exploring Expedition in the Comox Country."
"Proposals to the Government of Vancouver Island for leasing and
working the coal seams on Brown's River Comox Country Vancouver Island."
