Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Broun, Sir Richard to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 2 October 1858, CO 60:2, no. 10130, 476.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
Broun proposes that the Colonial Ministers support his project for a “Trunk Railway” from
the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The minutes describe the proposal as Broun’s “mono-mania.” However, Carnarvon agrees to an interview with the “Nova Scotia Baronet” the following week.
Enclosed is a printed list of publications covering the various aspects of Sir Richard Broun’s project in British North America, five separate articles including a “Scheme for
Direct Anglo-Asian Intercourse.”
Broun to Lytton
Preparatory to asking you, as Colonial Minister, to do
me the favour to grant me an interview with you—or a Deputation
from the Promoters should you rather prefer it—I have had the
accompanying compilation on my scheme for European & Asiatic
intercourse via British Columbia, by means of a main through
Trunk Railway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, put into type.
You will see from the Correspondence which the Pamphlet contains,
that upon several occasions during the past 13 years, I have
obtained from your predecessors in Office promises of
encouragement & supportin
in carrying out this great national
undertaking—& the time has now come, when with your assistance
as Colonial Minister, these promises will, I trust, be made good.
in carrying out this great national
undertaking—& the time has now come, when with your assistance
as Colonial Minister, these promises will, I trust, be made good.
Waiting the favour of your reply,
Minutes by CO staff
Sir Richard, who is a Nova Scotia Baronet, has been long working
upon the subject of the Halifax & Quebec Railway—and now has
taken up the scheme of an extension railway to the Pacific. The subject
is a mono-mania with him, & being in extremely limited circes he
wishes to make a living out of it. This, at least, is the report. I
know, myself, nothing of Sir Rd personally.
C
Oct 7
Mr Blackwood
See Minutes on 10782 from Sir A. Broun. Lord Carnarvon has appointment Sir R. Broun to call on him next week.
See Minutes on 10782 from Sir A. Broun. Lord Carnarvon has appointment Sir R. Broun to call on him next week.
TFE
21 Octr
Give me official Minute on this pamphlet & letter.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Note in file as follows: "Folios 478-506v. not
photographed—duplicate of folios 514-542v. endorsed 'Proof Copy.
In 10130/58.'"
Note in file as follows: "Map of the Atlantic & Pacific Junctions
Railway and Land Company being an enclosure to CO 60/2/1005-6-7 has been
removed to M.P.G. 137," dated 5/7/1926.
Printed list of publications covering the various aspects of
Sir Richard Broun's project in British North America, five separate
articles including a "Scheme for Direct Anglo-Asian Intercourse."