Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Gosset, Captain William Driscoll to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 28 October 1858, CO 60:3, no. 11093, 128.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (1).
Gosset requests that “some quires of a larger sized (folio) paper of the most durable kind”
is added to the order for stationary and supplies to be sent to British Columbia.
The minutes copy to the Treasury for reference.
Gosset to Lytton
The Cloisters
Windsor
Octr 28.58.
Windsor
Sir,
The later date at which I received your decision, in regard to
the safe scales, dies & stationery, which I ventured to consider
necessary for the security of the Public from loss or fraud; has put it
out of my power to visit the Stationery Office to select books & papers
&c; but the Comptroller of the Stationery Office would no doubt send out
"a suitable collection of posting ledgers, cash, day & memoranda
books and other ordinary articles of banking or Treasury use for
organizing a new office"
if requested in these general terms to do so.
if requested in these general terms to do so.
If registration of assurances be contemplated (and on this point
yr letter makes no reference to my memorandum) some quires of a larger
sized (folio) paper of the most durable kind should be added to
the supply. And as you have decided against dies, perhaps you may
approve of sending out stamps of various
values from 1d upwards both receipt and bill &c.
The Rt Honble
The Secy of state for HM Colonies
The Secy of state for HM Colonies
Minutes by CO staff
Copy to T-y that they may in some measure know what to order for
the use of Capn Gossett's dt. But there are other papers in
circulation on this subject, which shd be referred to.
ABd
30 Octr