Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 14 April 1863, NAC :, 205.
Abstract
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 14 April 1863, NAC :, 205.
Despatch from London.
Separate
Downing Street
14 April 1863
Sir,
In your despatch No. 31 of the 31st May 1862 you called my
attention to the expediency in the advanced state of the Colony of
Vancouver Island, of dividing the Council into two distinct Bodies and
creating an Executive and Legislative Council.
I did not fail to give due consideration to your suggestion,and
and I
took the necessary measures for the preparation of the Instruments
required for carrying that arrangement into effect.
and I
took the necessary measures for the preparation of the Instruments
required for carrying that arrangement into effect.
I now transmit to you a Supplementary Commission and Instructions
which have been framed for that purpose. You will perceive that they
bear date so far back as the 8th of October last. I had retained them
while considering more general questions connected with the Constitution
of your Government, but I will no longer delay the transmission of those
Instruments, the provisions of which will in no wise interfere with anysubsequent
subsequent changes which may eventually be decided on.
subsequent changes which may eventually be decided on.