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Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 18 January 1858, CO 6:25, no. 635, 113.

Abstract
Public Offices document. Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (3).
Hammond requests, on behalf of the Foreign Office, any “observations or suggestions” from the Colonial Office in regard to the instructions given to Hawkins “for the prosecution of the survey” of the land boundary in the Oregon Territory.
The minutes surmise that the CO do not have “any other suggestions to make.”
Enclosed are five documents concerning instructions to Palliser and Hawkins regarding the Oregon Territory boundary.
Hammond to Merivale
Foreign Office
January 18th. 1858.
Sir,
In transmitting to you, to be laid before Mr Secretary Labouchere, the inclosed copies of correspondence with the War Department respecting the survey of the land portion of the Oregon Boundary, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to request that you will state to Mr Labouchere that His Lordship would be subject to him for the early communication of any observations or suggestions in regard to the instructions to be givenManuscript imagegiven to Captain Hawkins for the prosecution of the survey, as the instructions to that officer are now about to be drawn up.
Those instructions when reduced into shape will of course be communicated to Mr Labouchere for his concerrence; but, in the meanwhile, I am to request you to call his attention to the suggestion respecting Mr Palliser contained in the letter from the War Department, in which, as Mr Labouchere willManuscript imagewill perceive, Lord Clarendon concurs; and that you will move Mr Labouchere to give the necessary directions on the subject.
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient humble
Servant
E. Hammond
H. Merivale Esqre
Minutes by CO staff
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Mr Merivale
VJ 19 Jun.
Mr Jadis
I want to look at Mr Palliser's official instructions.
HM Jan 21
Mr Merivale
Annexed.
VJ Jan 22.
Mr Fortescue
I doubt Mr Palliser being able to render much service in this matter, consistently with the other duties imposed on him, by his instructions. But he can be written to in the sense described by the War & Forn Office, & Ld Clarendon informed accordingly? I do not see that we have any other suggestions to make.
HM Jan 26.
Other documents included in the file
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Draft, Colonial Office to Hammond, 6 February 1858, including extract of instructions to Palliser, which renders much cooperation with Hawkins "exptremely problematical."
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Draft, Colonial Office to Palliser, 19 February 1858, stating that his exploration “will much facilitate the formal operation,” and requesting careful tracing of country and communication with Hawkins.
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Draft, Colonial Office to Hammond, 24 February 1858, enclosing a copy of the letter to Palliser.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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B. Hawes to Hammond, 14 January 1858, regarding the survey party with a detailed explanation and a list of allowances.
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Hammond to Hawes (War Office), 18 Jan. 1858 with discussion.
Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 18 January 1858, CO 6:25, no. 635, 113. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/V585FO02_A.html.

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