No. 55
Victoria
3rd June 1868
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. 5. An OrdinancetoManuscript image to confirm certain Titles to Real Property in Vancouver Island.
2. The Attorney General sees no reason why this simple measure should not be allowed, and I concur with him.

I have the honor to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient,
humble Servant.
Frederick Seymour
Minutes by CO staff
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CC 16 July
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Sir F. Rogers
Hudsons Bay Confirmatory Ordinance. There seems no objection to this Ordce which only confirms titles granted by the Hudsons Bay Co before 1860. But I think I wd send it to the Land Board.
HTH 16/7
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Certainly.
FR 17/7
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The words seem to me rather largeā€”e.g. what if it appears that the HBC have granted the same land to two persons. Both grants are validated. All the Estate then in the [Cr.?] of the HBC shd pass by the grant but nothing more.
FR 17/7
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Or after 'hereditaments' insert "not before conveyed" to meet this possibility without raising fresh litigation as to "estate then in HBC but nothing more."
CBA 20/7
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I should not withold sanction. The possible difficulty may be pointed out to the Govr.
B&C 21/7
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
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H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to Seymour, 25 May 1868, reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 3 June 1868, CO 60:32, no. 7425, 447. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B68055.html.

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