Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 27 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 11760, 251.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 27 September 1867, CO 60:29, no. 11760, 251.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
No. 130
Victoria
27th 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 Legislature
of this Colony, entitled;No. 13.
No. 13. An Ordinance to appropriate the
sum of five hundred and sixty six thousand six hundred and fifty
eight dollars and thirty cents out of the General Revenue of the
Colony for the contingent Service of the year 1867.
No. 13. An Ordinance to appropriate the
sum of five hundred and sixty six thousand six hundred and fifty
eight dollars and thirty cents out of the General Revenue of the
Colony for the contingent Service of the year 1867.
2. The amount herein voted is considerably less than has
hitherto been supplied for the Mainland Colony alone.
3. I
3. I enclose the reports of the Attorney General and of the
Auditor.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Governor Seymour here sends home his Estimates & Appropriation Ordinance for 1867—the latter having passed as far back as March last. The 3 Dec is rather late to receive the Estimates for the year, & tho' the union of the two Colonies at so late a period of last year no doubt prevented an earlier passing of the Estimates, it need not have been necessary that it should take
so many months
to send them home when passed—especially with the very meagre
information supplied.
Governor Seymour here sends home his Estimates & Appropriation Ordinance for 1867—the latter having passed as far back as March last. The 3 Dec is rather late to receive the Estimates for the year, & tho' the union of the two Colonies at so late a period of last year no doubt prevented an earlier passing of the Estimates, it need not have been necessary that it should take
so many months
to send them home when passed—especially with the very meagre
information supplied.
It appears that the Estimated Revenue for 1867 is $675,350,
against $592,459 the revenue of 1865—it further appears that the
estimated Expenditure for 1867 is $701,710—against $1,096,036 for
the two Colonies in 1865.
The Auditor Generals memo shews in what respects the Estimate
of Expenditure differs from previous Expenditure.
I see nothing calling for special observation in the Items—& it is
now rather
late to deal with them.
late to deal with them.
But I believe the Finances of B. Columbia are under consideration.
CC
9/12
Mr Adderley
There can be no doubt—considering the state of the Finances of B.C. that this statement shd have reached England long ago. Now, I think, that having been delayed from March to September, the Govr ought to have accompanied [it] by a Statement informing the Secretary of State how far the estimate has been borne out by the experience of the 2 or 3 first quarters of the year.
There can be no doubt—considering the state of the Finances of B.C. that this statement shd have reached England long ago. Now, I think, that having been delayed from March to September, the Govr ought to have accompanied [it] by a Statement informing the Secretary of State how far the estimate has been borne out by the experience of the 2 or 3 first quarters of the year.
The main point is the comparison of Totals
shewing a difference of 477,217 dollars and this, as I understand
does not shew the full reduction of expenditures, because the
estimates of 1867 include $170,000 in repayment of Temporary Loans,
while nothing of the kind is included in the expenditure of 1865.
| Revenue | $ | Exp | |
| 1865 | 592,459 | 1,096,036 | |
| 1867 | 675,350 | 701,710 | |
| excess | 82,891 | 394,326 | decrease |
| 82,891 | |||
| 477,217 |
shewing a difference of 477,217 dollars and this, as I understand
does not shew the full reduction of expenditures, because the
estimates of 1867 include $170,000 in repayment of Temporary Loans,
while nothing of the kind is included in the expenditure of 1865.
The great reduction is of course in public works—where
the difference of the two Estimates is about $300,000.
This of course will have to go to Treasury eventually. But
the information which it gives should first be embodied in the
statement wh is now being prepared respecting B.C. finance.
I wd therefore request that it may be retained for this purpose.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 17 May 1867,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Printed copy of colonial estimates for British Columbia, 1867.