Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 18 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 10828, 133.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 18 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 10828, 133.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (2).
No. 118
Victoria
18th September 1867
My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to forward an authenticated and two plain
copies of an Ordinance of the recent Session of the Legislative
Council of this Colony entitled;No 18
No 18. An Ordinance to amend the duties of Customs.
No 18. An Ordinance to amend the duties of Customs.
I add the report of the Attorney General.
Minutes by CO staff
You will see that by sect. 7 ad valorem duties are to be
calculated according to the value of the article at place of
shipment. This no doubt establishes in effect a system of diffl
duties. But it was shewn, when the last Customs Act, which
contained a similar clause, was
under consideration, that
this mode of levying duties was adopted in some of the colonies
(6015 & 4650 B Columbia); and in another case a Report of the
Customs Commissioners was sent here in which (I think) it was
stated that the practise was not objectionable. (5517 Treasury
Gambia.) These papers are sent on with 10834 B. Columbia.
under consideration, that
this mode of levying duties was adopted in some of the colonies
(6015 & 4650 B Columbia); and in another case a Report of the
Customs Commissioners was sent here in which (I think) it was
stated that the practise was not objectionable. (5517 Treasury
Gambia.) These papers are sent on with 10834 B. Columbia.
The Ordinance of 1865 was disallowed, and it appears from the
the Govrs despatch of 10834 that the obnoxious clause had
been repealed; but at all events it has now appeared again.
(?) In writing to the Board of Trade inform them of the opinion
of the Customs Commissioners.
HTH
6/11
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 18 June 1867,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Board of Trade, 16 November 1867, forwarding copy
of the ordinance for consideration.
Rogers to G.A. Hamilton, Treasury, 16 November 1867,
forwarding copy of the despatch and ordinance for consideration, and
drawing Treasury attention to the report of the Commissioners of
Customs on the subject.