Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Gosset, Captain William Driscoll to Colonial Office 1858, CO 60:3, no. 10405, 91.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (3), Other documents (2).
Gosset sends a memo to the Colonial Office advising them that certain supplies including
iron safes and Banker’s scales should be procured for the Treasury of “New Columbia.”
In the minutes, Carnarvon notes that Lytton is “willing to sanction” some of the supplies but does not “consent to the expenditure”
required for an iron safe. He recommends that Moody specify “in detail” the items and cost “in order to make an application to the Treasury.”
Enclosed is a draft from Elliot to the Comptroller of Stationery forwarding a list of articles required and stating
that Gosset would arrange directly for a moderate supply of stationery; and a draft from Elliot to Gosset advising that only stationery would be supplied at present and that he should obtain
from the Comptroller of Stationery a list of necessary supplies and estimated costs.
Gosset to Colonial Office
[Memorandum]
It would be well to send out the following stores for the
Treasury [of] New Columbia by a vessel now loading; and Colonel Moody has
kindly consented to procure them on his order should this proposal be
approved.
And, if a Stamp duty be contemplated, Dies should be ordered at once as Engraving the designs (depending on the rates to be established) takes some time. The presses might go at once. If Registration of assurances affecting Real Property
be intended, deed paper of
uniform size should also be provided forthwith; the essence of
success in the introduction of Registration being in the adoption
of this system at once, before deeds shall have time to multiply
without regard to any system
moreover as Registration (if adopted)
can be made a source of Revenue, it would of course be desirable to
secure the advantages of those many transactions and transfers which
the eagerness of speculation will produce at
the very outset of the
Colonization. The Treasurer being usually the vendor of Stamps, I
have ventured these remarks.
| Iron safe or Safes
Banker's or Mint Scales Ledgers, Bankers' paper and a few minor articles of ordinary use A small quantity of plain fitments |
As may be selected |
And, if a Stamp duty be contemplated, Dies should be ordered at once as Engraving the designs (depending on the rates to be established) takes some time. The presses might go at once. If Registration of assurances affecting Real Property
be intended, deed paper of
uniform size should also be provided forthwith; the essence of
success in the introduction of Registration being in the adoption
of this system at once, before deeds shall have time to multiply
without regard to any system
moreover as Registration (if adopted)
can be made a source of Revenue, it would of course be desirable to
secure the advantages of those many transactions and transfers which
the eagerness of speculation will produce at
the very outset of the
Colonization. The Treasurer being usually the vendor of Stamps, I
have ventured these remarks.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir E. Lytton has spoken to me on the matters embraced in this
mem. Annex draft to Col. Moody stating that Capt Gossett has
brought the question under his consideration and that he is willing
to sanction the purchase of dies designs & other engraving
implements for the purpose of registration together with a
moderate amount of stationery; but that he does not consent
to the expenditure wh wd be necessary for the event of an
iron safe being procured. We must also I think require Col. Moody
to specify in detail the various items & cost of what he asks for
in order to make an application to the Treasury.
This I suppose is the correct mode of proceeding?
C
Oct 13
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Blackwood
I understand it is not intended to send out the Dies for Stamps.
I understand it is not intended to send out the Dies for Stamps.
The best mode of paying [for] the Stationery will be to let them send
their acct here & for us to get the money from the Treasury.
Lord Carnarvon
I explained to Captn
Gossett the later view taken by Sir Edward—viz
that it was better to wait until Captn G. reached the Colony, and had
conferred with the Governor before receiving expenses on acct of a
Mint.
I explained to Captn
Gossett the later view taken by Sir Edward—viz
that it was better to wait until Captn G. reached the Colony, and had
conferred with the Governor before receiving expenses on acct of a
Mint.
It is, therefore, only necessary to supply the registration
papers, whereby, amongst
other advantages expected from it's use,
an early revenue is hoped to be derived.
other advantages expected from it's use,
an early revenue is hoped to be derived.
ABd
19 Octr
