Colonial Despatches
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Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 24 May 1862, NAC :, 138.
Abstract
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 24 May 1862, NAC :, 138.
Despatch from London.
Enclosures (untranscribed) (2).
No. 126
24 May 1862
I have the honor to transmit to you an extract from a Report of the
Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners on the subject of a Company
which has been recently formed for the purpose of forwarding emigrants
through
Canada overland to British Columbia.
Canada overland to British Columbia.
I concur generally in the views expressed by the Commissioners, and
although I do not consider the direct interference of H.M.'s Government
to be necessary, I am desired to call your attention to this Company, in
order that their proceedings may be entitled for the purpose
of ascertaining whether their engagements with their Emigrants are carried
out in Good faith.
of ascertaining whether their engagements with their Emigrants are carried
out in Good faith.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Murdoch to Rogers, 20 May 1862, on the British Columbia Overland Transit Company's propsal for emigrants to travel
by land from Red River to British Columbia."