Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Cardwell, Edward 7 September 1864, CO 60:19, no. 10598, 132.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Cardwell, Edward 7 September 1864, CO 60:19, no. 10598, 132.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 34
7 September 1864
I have the honor to transmit herewith a Requisition from
the Harbour Master for certain Buoys and Moorings required for
the entrance of Fraser River and to request you will be good
enough to instruct the Crown Agents to procure the Articles in
question and to ship them to this Colony with all convenient speed.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Authorize the Agents to comply with that requisition for buoys & moorings for the Fraser River?
Authorize the Agents to comply with that requisition for buoys & moorings for the Fraser River?
VJ
18 Nov
Buoys and Moorings are extremely Costly Articles: Please
let me know existing state of B. Columbia's account with the Agents.
TFE
18/11
Mr Elliot
Mr Sargeaunt informs me that the Govt of B. Columbia is in debt to the Crown Agents £2342.
Mr Sargeaunt informs me that the Govt of B. Columbia is in debt to the Crown Agents £2342.
VJ
19 Nov
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, James Cooper, Harbour Master, to Colonial Secretary,
6 September 1864, requisitioning certain buoys and moorings for use
in Fraser River.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Crown Agents, 20 December 1864, forwarding copy of
the despatch and enclosure and asking for a probable cost of compliance.
Minutes by CO staff
I suspect that the local Authorities must be ignorant
of the very heavy expenses usually occasioned by Buoys and
Moorings, and I think that a previous inquiry of the
present kind is a necessary precaution.
[TFE]