No. 70
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 entitled;
No. 22. An Ordinance to facilitate the working of the Mineral Lands.
Your Lordship will observe that it contains a suspending clause.
2. The report of the Attorney General is sufficiently full on
the subject.
3. As the main principles of the measure were introduced by
myself,
I I need hardly say that I take a favorable view of the
Ordinance.
4. Should Your Lordship approve of the measure, perhaps you
would be good enough to telegraph to me, Her Majesty's allowance
of the Ordinance. It is one of great importance to the Colony.
I have the honor to be
My Lord,
Your
Your Lordship's most obedient
humble Servant,
Frederick Seymour
Minutes by CO staff
I think so. The Orde has a suspendg clause & the Govr
wishes the decision telegraphed to him. The Crs should
be asked to report at their earliest convenience.
At once.
Recd in Dt 31 May, 2 O'C.
Sent to Ld Bd 2.10 O'C.
Answd Ld Bd/6221 May 31 1869.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Three printed copies of ordinance not on microfilm.
H.P.P. Crease, Attorney General, to
Seymour,
12 April 1869,
reporting on the ordinance as per despatch.
Crease to Colonial Secretary, 9 September 1868, enclosure to
report above, discussing the conclusions of a Committee
appointed to "consider and report on the best mode of dealing
with the Mineral Lands ... with a view of encouraging the
development of that portion of our resources."
Crease to
Seymour,
13 April 1869, noting the importance of
obtaining an early answer from Britain, and requesting that he
ask for a reply by telegraph.
Attorney General's Office,
9 September 1868, printed
"Report of the Committee appointed to consider the best mode of
dealing with mineral lands of
British Columbia."