Colonial Despatches

With reference to the Comn which I took the liberty of addressing Your Lordship last year (May, 60) which was duly acknowledged through the Colonial Department, I beg to state my Lord that I feel highly honored for the attention in handing my Comn to the Department the more so as indicating a wish that a Grandson of "Carronpark Cadell" (a name which goes down to Posterity associated with the "Carronade" & [improved?] large [ordinance?] of the day & but a few years ago assisted in establishing the Supremacy of Her Majesty's Empire, which I now wish by any means in my power to assist in perpetuating through productive action) should obtain employment connected with the [prime moving?] Department of the productive Action of British Columbia.

There is still an entire blank in the supervision of the Colony (which eight years experience connected with the practical developement of a Gold mining Country enables me to state with that reasonable certainty due to such experience). The disposal of the Mines & Mining Grounds towards permanent production—a division of labour which would add progressively every year to the permanent population & the production of Gold, & remove that dread of inaction which is reducing the Commercial energy of the Country apparently without knowing why. Hence the reason for my soliciting that description of Government employment, as it would be in that Department, I could prove the value of aforestated experience connected with the direct supervision of productive action in a gold mining country. But my Lord His Grace the Duke of Newcastle signified through His Excellency Governor Douglas, that the Department at Downing St was unable to appoint—which under ordinary circumstances might be considered definitive not only to my prospects Individually, but to the progressive prospects of the Country as that description of supervision can only be brought into existence at Downing Street through the great progressive necessity of the day. In the event therefore of the Duke of Newcastle introducing improvements connected with British Columbian Supervision (a step now pointed out by necessity) and constitute the supervision of the disposal of the mines & mining grounds towards productive developement, a Division of Labour; instead of allowing that department (the chief source of production) to remain longer under the [mere ease?] of the magistrates who are not required to possess the requisite qualifications for the Supervision of Mineral Developement in a progressive [char?]. Hence the prospect which I still entertain of obtaining employment through His Grace The Duke of Newcastle & Governor Douglas, in a progressive view independent of the ordinary nature of Patronage.

Our great producing Colonies require a change My Lord, being now in a progressive view large manufacturing concerns in process of construction which require to be pressed into a state of completion towardsinducing inducing a more extensive & economical permanent production through Individual enterprise to sustain our position in the great struggle of nations for Commercial Supremacy. I beg therefore to annex an Original Paper touching improvement connected with Colonial developement, which Your Lordship may either dispose of according to the liberty undernoted or retain for Government purposes, in either case my Lord any attention which your Lordship may confer in noticing this Comn will be highly returned & constitutes a Basis for more extended efforts connected with a Subject which is so much neglected Politically, Financially & Scientifically in a progressive view, being so far removed from the seat of general Government, Capital & practical Science.