Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 19 March 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6296, 181.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 19 March 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6296, 181.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
No. 24
New Westminster
19th March 1868
My Lord Duke,
I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's Circular despatch
of the 9th January, enquiring if this Colony would be
prepared to adopt andmake
make provision for the expense of the
return passages of distressed persons belonging to it, whom
Consuls at Foreign Ports or the Governors of other Colonies may
deem it necessary to send to their homes.
make provision for the expense of the
return passages of distressed persons belonging to it, whom
Consuls at Foreign Ports or the Governors of other Colonies may
deem it necessary to send to their homes.
2. In reply I beg to state that the question has but little
application to British Columbia. The Colony is so young that
thereis
is hardly a native of sufficient age to come within the
circumstances contemplated. All those who have property in the
Colony are doing sufficiently well to pay their own passages. I
should not consider it reasonable that the Treasury should pay
for the return of the many reckless miners who leave Victoria
for thesuperior
superior attractions of San Francisco during the winter
and desire to return to the Gold Fields with the spring.
is hardly a native of sufficient age to come within the
circumstances contemplated. All those who have property in the
Colony are doing sufficiently well to pay their own passages. I
should not consider it reasonable that the Treasury should pay
for the return of the many reckless miners who leave Victoria
for thesuperior
superior attractions of San Francisco during the winter
and desire to return to the Gold Fields with the spring.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
How should this be treated?—as a refusal & sent to F.O. accordingly?—or be kept with other answers for future collective treatment?
How should this be treated?—as a refusal & sent to F.O. accordingly?—or be kept with other answers for future collective treatment?
AWLH
17/6/68
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 25 June
1868, forwarding copy of the despatch along with others from
the colonies of Canada, South Australia, and Western Australia,
all declining to defray costs for returning citizens.