Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 30 November 1867, CO 60:29, no. 1213, 518.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 30 November 1867, CO 60:29, no. 1213, 518.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 157
30th November 1867
My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to forward the report of a Commission which
I appointed to examine into the sales of Real Estate in Vancouver
Island in defaultof
of payment of taxes.
of payment of taxes.
2. I am not at present invoking Your Grace's assistance in
dealing with this troublesome case. But I beg that you will carefully
peruse the report as furnishing a fair average instance of the
manner in which public business was conducted in Vancouver Island
before that Colony was (at present unfortunately for us of the
Mainland) merged intoBritish
British Columbia.
British Columbia.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
If this is a fair average of the way in which public business was conducted in Vancouver Island it is a wonder that that Govt did not get into more difficulties than they did. Put by.
If this is a fair average of the way in which public business was conducted in Vancouver Island it is a wonder that that Govt did not get into more difficulties than they did. Put by.
CC
5/2
Most outrageous certainly. I think I shd reply that Mr
Seymour will no doubt report how these irregularities escaped detection,
who are the public officers who are chargeable with them, and whether
they are still in the public service.
FR
5/2
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Report of commissioners appointed to inquire into the Vancouver
Island real estate tax sales, 18 November 1867 (eighteen pages).
Newspaper clipping,
Government Gazette, 1 February 1867, containing copy of the
report as noted above.
Other documents included in the file
