Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 4 June 1864, CO 60:18, no. 7939, 358.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 4 June 1864, CO 60:18, no. 7939, 358.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 15
4th June 1864
My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to forward an Authenticated and two plain
copies of an Act of the recent Session of the Legislative Council
of this Colony, Entitled;
An Ordinance for the relief of certain Naval and Military Settlers.
An Ordinance for the relief of certain Naval and Military Settlers.
I add the report of the Attorney General.
2. The bill which has now becomeLaw
Law was laid by me before
the Legislative Council in obedience to the instructions conveyed
in Your Grace's despatch No. 3 of 29th Feby 1864.
Law was laid by me before
the Legislative Council in obedience to the instructions conveyed
in Your Grace's despatch No. 3 of 29th Feby 1864.
4. [3.] As it was possible that some Naval Officers
might be in a similar position to that of Captain Houghton, referred
to in Your Grace's despatch, the Act has been made to protect Naval
as well as Military Settlers.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Land Board for report: referring to our Letter of 9 July, which sent the Ordinance to them, by mistake I apprehend, only "for infn."
Land Board for report: referring to our Letter of 9 July, which sent the Ordinance to them, by mistake I apprehend, only "for infn."
Afterwds submit to Sir F.R.
ABd
23 A
To Ld Board as proposed.
TFE
23 Augt
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Colonial Secretary,
11 May 1864, reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Emigration Commissioners, 27 August 1864, forwarding
copy of the ordinance and report of the attorney general for
observations and suggestions.