Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 19 March 1859, CO 305:13, no. 2884, 3.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
The minutes opt to wait for more information before responding.
Included in this document is Merivale to Hamilton, 4 April 1859, further discussing the question of mail service to Vancouver Island, and enclosing Colonial Office correspondence on the subject; Colchester, General
Post Office, to Treasury, 5 March 1859, reporting on mail service to Vancouver Island and British Columbia, with specific reference to a proposal by Edward Stamp, with enclosure; and a Memorandum amending the original terms and conditions proposed
regarding a contract for the conveyance of mail from San Francisco to Victoria and Langley, dated 2 March 1859, signed by Edward Stamp.
Hamilton to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
19 March 1859
I am desired by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to
transmit for the information of Sir EB Lytton, with reference to your
letter of the 14th Ulto the enclosed copy of a Report and of it's
enclosure from the Postmaster General, on the offer of Mr Stamp to
Establish Mail Packet communication between San Francisco and British
British
Columbia, and I am to request that you will move the Secretary of
State to cause My Lords to be favored with any observations on the
subject which he may wish to offer.
Columbia, and I am to request that you will move the Secretary of
State to cause My Lords to be favored with any observations on the
subject which he may wish to offer.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
It seems clear I think that we should ansr that it will be proper to wait until the P.M. General shall have recd answers to the references made by him to the United States, & to Lord Malmesbury, before deciding upon any scheme of post office commn with B. Columbia. And in order that the T-y & G.P. Office may know what is going on on this subject in our Dt forward to them copies of the
Admiralty Letter 2062/21 Feb. suggesting, or rather announcing
their intention to employ the B. Consul at Panama in forwarding their
Letters, together with a copy of our answer. And also send the
T-y copy of Mr Chapples' tender in Mr Lindsay's Letter of 16
instant 2809.
It seems clear I think that we should ansr that it will be proper to wait until the P.M. General shall have recd answers to the references made by him to the United States, & to Lord Malmesbury, before deciding upon any scheme of post office commn with B. Columbia. And in order that the T-y & G.P. Office may know what is going on on this subject in our Dt forward to them copies of the
Admiralty Letter 2062/21 Feb. suggesting, or rather announcing
their intention to employ the B. Consul at Panama in forwarding their
Letters, together with a copy of our answer. And also send the
T-y copy of Mr Chapples' tender in Mr Lindsay's Letter of 16
instant 2809.
Annex draft accordingly.
C
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Other documents included in the file
Draft, Merivale to Hamilton, 4 April 1859, further discussing the question
of mail service to Vancouver Island, and enclosing Colonial Office
correspondence on the subject.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Colchester, General Post Office, to
Treasury, 5 March 1859, reporting on mail service to Vancouver
Island and British Columbia, with specific reference to a proposal
by Edward Stamp, with enclosure.
Memorandum amending the original terms and conditions proposed
regarding a contract for the conveyance of mail from San Francisco
to Victoria and Langley, dated 2 March 1859, signed by Edward Stamp.