Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Lugard, Edward
to
Elliot, Thomas Frederick 23 December 1861, CO 305:18, no. 11489, 368.
Abstract
Lugard, Edward
to
Elliot, Thomas Frederick 23 December 1861, CO 305:18, no. 11489, 368.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (2).
Lugard to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)
War Office
23 December 1861
With reference to those portions of your Letter of the 22nd
November, and its enclosure, from Lieutenant Colonel Foster,
Commanding the Vancouver Island Volunteers, which relate to the mode
of appointing officers of the Corps, I am directed by the Secretary
of State for War to request that you will acquaint the Duke of
Newcastle that Sir George Lewis is of opinion that it would not be
expedient to adopt the suggestion of inserting the names ofofficers
officers
belonging to Colonial militia or Volunteer Corps, in the London
Gazette. They are doubtless duly notified in the Local Gazette.
officers
belonging to Colonial militia or Volunteer Corps, in the London
Gazette. They are doubtless duly notified in the Local Gazette.
With regard to Colonel Foster's further suggestion that the
appointments should have permanent effect, and be subject to the
rules and regulations promulgated for the guidance of the Volunteer
Corps in this Country, I am to state that Sir George Lewis conceives
that it must rest with the Local Authorities to decide how far those
rules can properly be adopted in the several Colonies.
Minutes by CO staff
I shd tell Col: F. that before the receipt of his letter, the
Brunswick Rifles to which he alluded had already been despatched. On
the other points I would tell him that the S. of State for War, to
whom his letter was referred, has expressed his opinion &c &c
(embodying the substance of the several decisions in the War Office
letter).
The Gov. should be apprized of the Correspondence about the gazetting
of officers and the Rules & Regulations. In these times I shd not
be disposed to send to him any [deprecation?] of it. [Six words
illegible] were being taken by some hand that ensured its not being
seen by [one line off microfilm].
