Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 3 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 1010, 287.
Abstract
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 3 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 1010, 287.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (4), Other documents (1).
No. 56
3 December 1862
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Despatch of the 24h
September last marked "Separate" calling my attention to the
occasional omission in the Colonial enactments sent home by this
Government, of the marginal abstracts required by establishedrule,
rule to
facilitate their examination.
rule to
facilitate their examination.
2. The cost of printing in this Colony is very great, and I find
that with the view to economize as much as possible, the practice of
placing the abstract of the clause
over the clause, instead of in the margin, was introduced. I
will, however, take care that in future the established rule be
strictly adhered to.
Minutes by CO staff
TFE
31 Jan[uar]y
Answer that it is perfectly immaterial whether the running summary of
V.C.I. Acts is printed at the head of the separate clauses or in the
margin—but point out to Govr Douglas that in many of the V.C.I.
Acts it is not inserted either in the one place or in the other.
Draft at once.
At once.
CF
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