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
24 March 1871, CO 60:43, no. 4075, 297.
Abstract
Musgrave, Sir Anthony to
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
24 March 1871, CO 60:43, no. 4075, 297.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
No. 30
24th March 1871
My Lord,
I have had the honor to receive Your Lordship's Circular
Despatch instructing me to endeavour to obtain from the
Legislature the necessary legal authority, if it does not
alreadyexist
exist, to prohibit the Export of Arms from this Colony
when occasion may require.
exist, to prohibit the Export of Arms from this Colony
when occasion may require.
2. In the case of British Columbia, there are no very near
neighbours likely to be affected by the temporary absence of
such a provision. It is almost certain that the Colony will in
a very short time be united to the Dominion ofCanada
Canada, and the
matter seems under the provisions of the British North American
Act, 1867 to lie rather within the scope of Dominion than
Provincial legislation. It is advisable that the Law in this
respect should be made uniform in all the provinces by central
authority. And under these circumstances I have thought that
Your Lordship would regardit
it expedient to postpone legislation
until this Colony is admitted into Union with Canada.
Canada, and the
matter seems under the provisions of the British North American
Act, 1867 to lie rather within the scope of Dominion than
Provincial legislation. It is advisable that the Law in this
respect should be made uniform in all the provinces by central
authority. And under these circumstances I have thought that
Your Lordship would regardit
it expedient to postpone legislation
until this Colony is admitted into Union with Canada.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Holland
Write— Sir
Write— Sir
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No 30 of the
24 March in which you express an opinion that it will be
expedient to postpone legislation in regard to the prohibition
of the export of Arms from the Colony, until after BC shall have
been admitted into union with the Dominion of Canada.
In reply I have to inform you that I concur in that opinion.