Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Booth, James to
Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 22 July 1864, CO 305:24, no. 6984, 241.
Abstract
Booth, James to
Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 22 July 1864, CO 305:24, no. 6984, 241.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (2).
Booth to Under-Secretary of State
Board of Trade, Whitehall
22nd July 1864
Sir,
I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade to request that you will inform Mr Secretary Cardwell that My
Lords have had under their consideration the Act of the Legislature
of Vancouver Island passed in March last and intituled No 89 "An Act
to establish Pilots for the Port of Victoria and for other purposes
relating thereto", with the Extract of observations thereon of the
Attorney General of that Colony which were enclosed with your letter
of the 16th of this month.
My
My Lords observe that the Act appears to make it compulsory on some
vessels bound inward to the Port of Victoria in that Island to
employ a pilot or pay the half pilotage rate.
This provision having been considered by the Colonial Authorities
desirable for shipping in the present circumstances of the Port My
Lords do not now see in it or in any other provision in the Act reason
why the Act may not properly be submitted for the sanction of Her
Majesty.
At the same time I am to suggest for the consideration of Mr
Cardwell that it might be well that the attention of the Governor of
the Colony should be directed with a view to future legislation to
the provisions relating to Pilotage contained in the Acts of the
Imperial Parliament, 17 & 18 Vic: C 104 and 25 & 26 V. C 63and
and
more particularly to those which enable Pilotage Authorities to
extend exemptions from compulsory pilotage to reduce Pilotage rates
and to authorise Masters and Mates when found competent to pilot the
vessels to which they belong in waters where pilotage is compulsory.
and
more particularly to those which enable Pilotage Authorities to
extend exemptions from compulsory pilotage to reduce Pilotage rates
and to authorise Masters and Mates when found competent to pilot the
vessels to which they belong in waters where pilotage is compulsory.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Sanction the Act by O. in Council, and transmit a copy of this Letter to the Governor directing his attention to the suggestion of the Bd of Trade that in future Legislation respecting Pilotage regard should be had to the Imperial Acts on that subject.
Sanction the Act by O. in Council, and transmit a copy of this Letter to the Governor directing his attention to the suggestion of the Bd of Trade that in future Legislation respecting Pilotage regard should be had to the Imperial Acts on that subject.
ABd
23 July
Draft.
FR
23/7
Other documents included in the file
Cardwell to the Lord President, 30 July 1864, submitting the act
to the Queen in Council and recommending that it be left to its
operation.