Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Peel, Sir Frederick
to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 27 July 1863, CO 305:21, no. 7347, 261.
Abstract
Peel, Sir Frederick
to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 27 July 1863, CO 305:21, no. 7347, 261.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Peel to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
27 July 1863
Sir,
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
to acquaint you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle, that a
claim has been made upon this Board on behalf of Mr F.C. Hansen,
Master of the Ship "Granger" for the subsistence, during a passage of
160 days from Vancouvers Island to Queenstown, of Thomas Burke a
Distressed British Subject;
This Person was received on board the "Granger" under an order signed
by Edward Stamp, Justice of the Peace, and the claim has beenpresented
presented upon a printed form adopted by the Board of Trade for
claiming the expenses of the conveyance of "distressed British
Seamen" pursuant to the Act 17918 Victoria [Capnt?]
104 Section 212.
presented upon a printed form adopted by the Board of Trade for
claiming the expenses of the conveyance of "distressed British
Seamen" pursuant to the Act 17918 Victoria [Capnt?]
104 Section 212.
The word "Subject" has been substituted for "Seaman" throughout the
document.
My Lords have, under the circumstances, given directions for the
payment of the claim—but they request that the Magistrate who signed
this Order may be informed that he was in error in assuming that
Thomas Burke was entitledto
to a passage home at the expense of the
Government, and that he was not justified in altering a form of
Document which is applicable only to Distressed British Seamen;
to a passage home at the expense of the
Government, and that he was not justified in altering a form of
Document which is applicable only to Distressed British Seamen;
My Lords are also of opinion that the Governor should cause notice to
be given in case any erroneous impression should prevail in that
Colony, or in British Columbia, on this subject that Persons in the
Colonies are not entitled to passages to this Country at the expense
of the British Government.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Edward Stamp, Justice of the Peace, to Captain Hanson, 20 November 1862, advising that "the bearer, Thos Burke, is in
distress, and being a British subject, I believe is entitled to a
passage home at the expense of the Govt as is customary, in such
cases."
People in this document
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes