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 9 May 1863, NAC :, 250.
Abstract
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to
Douglas, Sir James 9 May 1863, NAC :, 250.
Despatch from London.
No. 16
Downing Street
9 May 1863
Sir,
With reference to your despatch No. 7 of the 4th of March last I
have to call your attention to the inconvenience arising from the
informal manner in which the Legislative Acts of your Government are
sent home.
In the presentinstance
instance neither the Acts themselves nor the clauses
of the Acts are numbered, and, notwithstanding the previous
correspondence which has passed on the subject, they are not accompanied
by any marginal abstract nor by any report from the Attorney General.
instance neither the Acts themselves nor the clauses
of the Acts are numbered, and, notwithstanding the previous
correspondence which has passed on the subject, they are not accompanied
by any marginal abstract nor by any report from the Attorney General.
I have therefore to request that you will take care that the rules
establishedfor
for the transaction of business with this Department are in
future attended to.
for the transaction of business with this Department are in
future attended to.