Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Berens, Henry Hulse to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 24 May 1861, CO 305:18, no. 4752, 244.
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Berens, Henry Hulse to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 24 May 1861, CO 305:18, no. 4752, 244.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Berens to Newcastle
Hudson's Bay House
24 May 1861
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of to Sir Frederic Rogers'
letter of the 23rd instant enclosing a despatch from Governor Douglas transmitting a correspondence which has passed between
himself and the Agent of the Hudson's Bay Company in Vancouver's Island on the subject of the Sale by the Company of a certain portion
of water frontage in Victoria required for a public landing place and
Harbour Master's Office.
In reply I beg to state thatthere
there is no wish on the part of this
Company to do anything that would militate against the public
interests. I therefore hasten to inform your Grace that in
compliance with the suggestion thrown out in to Sir Frederic Rogers'
letter I have directed that specific instructions shall be sent by
this days post to the Agent of this Company at Victoria to suspend
the sales of the land in question as referred to in the
correspondence between Governor Douglas and Mr Dallas.
there is no wish on the part of this
Company to do anything that would militate against the public
interests. I therefore hasten to inform your Grace that in
compliance with the suggestion thrown out in to Sir Frederic Rogers'
letter I have directed that specific instructions shall be sent by
this days post to the Agent of this Company at Victoria to suspend
the sales of the land in question as referred to in the
correspondence between Governor Douglas and Mr Dallas.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Emigration Commissioners, 3 June 1861, forwarding copy
of the letter.