Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Wolley, Thomas to
Monsell, William 14 May 1870, CO 60:42, no. 5172, 19.
Abstract
Wolley, Thomas to
Monsell, William 14 May 1870, CO 60:42, no. 5172, 19.
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Minutes (1).
Wolley to Under-Secretary of State
Admiralty
14th May 1870
Sir,
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
acquaint you, for the information of Earl Granville, that
Rear-Admiral Farquhar in a letter dated at San Francisco 1st
April 1870 No 37, reports that affairs in Vancouver's Island
remain quiet, Parliament has opened on the 15th February, &
little opposition existed as to the Confederation scheme. He
further states, that the recently discovered Gold Fields on the
Peace River, will, it is believed, attract a largenumber
number of
immigrants from California.
number of
immigrants from California.
