Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
16 December 1870, CO 60:41, no. 744, 308.
Abstract
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
16 December 1870, CO 60:41, no. 744, 308.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
No. 162
16th December 1870
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward for Your Lordship's consideration a
Duplicate Copy of a Letter from the Attorney General,
representing the difficulty which is experienced with respect to
the issue of valid Crown Grants in a number of cases where
personshad
had purchased land in Vancouver Island from the Hudson's
Bay Company prior to the revocation by the Crown of the Grant to
them, and had not completed the payment of the purchase money at
that time, and have since paid the remaining instalments to the
local Government.
had purchased land in Vancouver Island from the Hudson's
Bay Company prior to the revocation by the Crown of the Grant to
them, and had not completed the payment of the purchase money at
that time, and have since paid the remaining instalments to the
local Government.
2. The Attorney General suggests that the Hudson'sBay
Bay Company
may be asked to transfer to the Crown the outstanding legal
estate in all lands sold by them for Colonization purposes in
the Victoria District of the Island where no Title has been
given by the Company; in order that valid and effectual Crown
Grants may be given to the purchasers.
Bay Company
may be asked to transfer to the Crown the outstanding legal
estate in all lands sold by them for Colonization purposes in
the Victoria District of the Island where no Title has been
given by the Company; in order that valid and effectual Crown
Grants may be given to the purchasers.
3. Mr Phillippo has fully explained the reasonsfor
for regarding
this course as necessary, and I need not trouble Your Lordship
with further observations on the subject.
for regarding
this course as necessary, and I need not trouble Your Lordship
with further observations on the subject.
Minutes by CO staff
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
George Phillippo, Attorney General, to Musgrave, 12 December
1870, explaining the problem of giving valid Crown Grants to colonists
who purchased land from the Hudson's Bay Company as per despatch.