Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Banister, Thomas
to Labouchere, Henry 2 May 1856, CO 305:7, no. 3900, 421.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Banister sends Labouchere a copy of a letter he has sent to “the Parties of that Settlement who brought [David
Cameron’s] name under your notice.”
Banister to Labouchere
5 Child's Place Temple Bar
2nd May 1856
Sir,
In consequence of my noticing the appointment of Mr David Cameron to the office of Chief Justice of Vancouvers Island, I have
addressed a letter to the Parties of that Settlement who brought that
Gentleman's name under your notice.
A copy of that letter I take leave to enclose to you; shd?.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
The Letters referred to in the enclosure are in circulation. With whom resting I am unable to say. I annex the Registry account of them, for the purpose of identification.
The Letters referred to in the enclosure are in circulation. With whom resting I am unable to say. I annex the Registry account of them, for the purpose of identification.
You will observe from our Letter to Mr Colville [Colvile] of the
28 July/54 that An enquiry into the fitness of Mr Cameron for the
Judicial office
was not neglected by this office—that the enquiry was
ansd by the H.B.Co on the 3rd Augt/54—that the Governor
was also written to on the same point on the 20th of the same
month—that he ansd the S. of States desph on the 11
Decr/54—whose desph, though not answered, I assume has been
considered satisfactory inasmuch as Mr Cameron has been confirmed in
the Office of Chief Justice by Mr Laboucheres desph of the 26
April last.
was not neglected by this office—that the enquiry was
ansd by the H.B.Co on the 3rd Augt/54—that the Governor
was also written to on the same point on the 20th of the same
month—that he ansd the S. of States desph on the 11
Decr/54—whose desph, though not answered, I assume has been
considered satisfactory inasmuch as Mr Cameron has been confirmed in
the Office of Chief Justice by Mr Laboucheres desph of the 26
April last.
ABd
5 May 1856
Other documents included in the file
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Banister to James Cooper, W.E. Banfield, and James Yates, 1 May
1856, discussing their options if they wish further to oppose the
appointment of Cameron as chief justice.