Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to
Hawes, Benjamin 6 September 1850, CO 305:2, no. 7416, 181.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Hamilton writes Hawes, upon the command of the Admiralty, to ask Grey's opinion on whether or not the expense of Blanshard's passage to Vancouver Island should be paid by “the public."
The minutes appear to support Halksworth's sentiments that the Admiralty should be made aware that Grey wishes to have Blanshard's trip covered by public funds.
This file encloses a draft letter from the Colonial Office to Hamilton, which confirms that the public will pay for Blanshard's journey from Callao, Peru, to Vancouver Island.
Her Majesty's Steam Ship Driver having afforded a Passage from
Callao to Vancouvers Island
between the 17th Jany and 6th of April last to His Excellency Richard Blanshard, Governor of Vancouvers
Island, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request you will inform
me if Earl Grey is of opinion that the expense
of this Passage should be paid by the public.
Ansd 24 Sept/50
B. Hawes Esqr
Colonial Department
Colonial Department
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
Acquaint the Admty that Ld Grey is of opinion that the expense of this passage should be borne by the Public? — See letter from this Dt to the Admiralty of 4 Augt/49 with 6637 Vancouvers Island.
Acquaint the Admty that Ld Grey is of opinion that the expense of this passage should be borne by the Public? — See letter from this Dt to the Admiralty of 4 Augt/49 with 6637 Vancouvers Island.
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Hamilton, 24 September 1850,
re-affirming that the expense of conveying Blanshard from Callao
to Vancouver Island should be borne by the public.