Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Janion, Robert C. to Cardwell, Edward 26 January 1866, CO 305:30, no. 960, 353.
Abstract
Janion, Robert C. to Cardwell, Edward 26 January 1866, CO 305:30, no. 960, 353.
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
Janion to Cardwell
Liverpool
26th January 1866
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith for your perusal an extract
from a private letter addressed to me by Mr Henry Rhodes, a member
of the Legislative Council at Victoria, Vancouver Island, and my
partner there on the subject of the Memorial from the residents of
that port to you transmitted by his Excellency the Governor,
embodying their views on the desirability of a Union of that Colony
with British Columbia and of retaining Victoria as a Free port.
I take this step because I think it desirable that you should know
the private sentiments of a gentleman greatly trusted by his
fellow residents at Victoria, and who along with them has invested
large sums there underthe
the belief that Victoria would remain a free
Port.
the belief that Victoria would remain a free
Port.
I take this opportunity of enclosing a letter of introduction to
you given to me by my late lamented friend Mr Walter MacGregor
which I did not deliver then as I felt it would be only occupying
your valuable time to no purpose.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
The Memorial referred to in this letter was received here on the 24h Inst and is now in circulation with a draft answer.
The Memorial referred to in this letter was received here on the 24h Inst and is now in circulation with a draft answer.
VJ
29 Jan
I should ackge this gentleman's letter.
I should say that the Memorial to which he refers has been duly
received, and that in any measure which may hereafter be adopted for
the Union of B. Columbia with Vancouver Island, the important
interests adverted to by the Memorialists will not fail to be carefully
considered.
(This will be just an echo of the answer which is going to themselves.)
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Henry Rhodes to Janion, no date, asking that he
support a memorial, already transmitted to the Colonial Office,
in favour of union on the condition that Victoria remain a free
port, by bringing "some pressure to bear on the
Secretary through your friends."
Walter MacGregor to Cardwell, 17 March 1862, introducing
Janion to his notice as a man interested in the "growing wants of
the British Colonies in the North Pacific."
