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Despatch to London
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 August 1863, CO 305:20, no. 10019, 323.

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Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 August 1863, CO 305:20, no. 10019, 323.
Despatch to London. Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
No. 35
27 August 1863
My Lord Duke,
I have the honor to forward herewith for your Grace's information the Returns noted on the other side hereof
Return of Gross Revenue
" " Revenue arising from Taxes and Duties
" " " " " Rents
" " Casual Revenue
" " Repayment of Colonial Advances
" " Receipts in aid of Revenue
" " Deposits not available
" " Expenditure
" " Authorized Civil Charges
" " Military Charges
" " Advances for the Colonial Service
" " Advances from Colonial Funds to Military Chest
" " Prepayment of Loans
" " " " Deposits
" " Special Services
as required by the Book of Colonial Regulations, for the Quarter ending 30th June 1863.
I have the honor to be
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble Servant
James Douglas
Minutes by CO staff
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Put by for reference.
This quarters account is not quite so pleasant as the last—especially in the item of Crown Rents.
ABd 17 Octr


March June
Gross Reve 17,888 27,713
Crown (including
casual) Say 5,111 1,485

The [pjuing?] of the year endg Dec. 31/62 was about
£
Gross 47,434
Crown 5,511
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It seems therefore that the gross Revenue is greatly increasing—but that the Crown Revenue of the 2nd quarter of 1863 is little more than one fourth of the years revenue of 1862.
Ackne.
FR 19/10
I have seen a private letter saying that since the [rect] of my statement in the H. of Ls the price of Land has risen more than 30 per cent.
N 20
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
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Financial returns for the quarter ending 30 June 1863, signed by Alexander Watson, Treasurer (fourteen pages).
Other documents included in the file
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Draft reply, Newcastle to Douglas, No. 42, 2 November 1863.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 27 August 1863, CO 305:20, no. 10019, 323. 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/V63035.html.

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