Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to
Cardwell, Edward 5 September 1865, CO 305:26, no. 10245, 352.
Abstract
Kennedy, Arthur to
Cardwell, Edward 5 September 1865, CO 305:26, no. 10245, 352.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3), Marginalia (1).
No. 78, Miscellaneous
5th September 1865
Sir,
His Excellency Governor Seymour having announced his intention of
bringing the subject of Postal communication between these Colonies
and Panama under the notice of Her Majesty's Government,
I have the honor to refer you to a communication which I made to the
Legislatureof
of this Colony in September 1864 in reference to that
undertaking, and which you will find at page [blank] of the Minutes
of the Legislative Council transmitted in my Despatch No 76, 26th
August 1865 by this Mail.
Not arrived at this date.
ABd
22 March/66
of this Colony in September 1864 in reference to that
undertaking, and which you will find at page [blank] of the Minutes
of the Legislative Council transmitted in my Despatch No 76, 26th
August 1865 by this Mail.
The Legislative Assembly subsequently declined to vote any money in
furtherance of this object.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
I have had an extract of the Governor's communication made from the Minutes of the L. Council. It is annexed.
I have had an extract of the Governor's communication made from the Minutes of the L. Council. It is annexed.
As the Assembly of V.C.I. has voted no money for the service I
apprehend it would be idle for us to bring the subject under the
consn of the G.P.O. Moreover we have yet to receive Govr Seymour's
representation.
ABd
25 Oct
Put by now that Mr Seymour is gone out. If necessary he will resume
the subject.
ABd
20 Sep/66
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Minutes of Legislative Council covering the period from 21 to
23 September 1864 during discussion of the postal question, signed by
Henry Wakeford, Acting Colonial Secretary (nine pages).
Memorandum, Kennedy to [Colonial Office], no date, advising that
he had enclosed the minutes as noted above in the duplicate of his
despatch, a doubt existing whether they had been included in the
original.
Kennedy to Legislative Council, 21 September 1864, unnamed
newspaper clipping, addressing them on the subject of postal
communication between England and the colonies of Vancouver Island
and British Columbia.