Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Head, Sir Edmund Walker to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 16 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10117, 287.
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Head, Sir Edmund Walker to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 16 October 1865, CO 305:27, no. 10117, 287.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (9), Other documents (1).
Head to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Hudsons Bay House
Oct 16/65
I have the honor to enclose copies of certain correspondence relating
to the Lot Z at Victoria.
This correspondence is as follows—
1. Copy of a letter from William Fraser Tolmie Esq: to Thomas Fraser
Esq: Secretary of the Hudson's Bay Company dated Victoria June 24th
1865 together with copies of sundry enclosures and tracings.
2. Copy of a letter from L. Lowenberg to Thomas Fraser Esq:
Secretary dated Hamburg August 14th 1865.
Minutes by CO staff
The main point appears to be that Mr Lowenberg is ready to take
£1900 for his land—if the Govt can settle with the Tenant who has a
lease for 21 years with right to purchase it for £2100.
To E.C.
FR
18/10
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Statement of J.H.O. Tiedeman, Civil Engineer and Surveyor,
regarding his actions as assistant in the Colonial Land Office in
relation to the dispute over Lot Z, such statement supporting the
position taken by the company, dated 22 June 1865, witnessed by M.W.
Tyrwhitt Drake (statement attached).
Agreement of Sale between the Hudson's Bay Company and Leopold
Lowenberg, signed 14 March 1861, signed by Lowenberg and Dallas,
witnessed by Dugald Mactavish.
Sketch map showing the property in question, bounded by two
streets, the government reserve, and property owned by Douglas.
Duplicate copy of the agreement and sketch map as noted above.
"Copies of summary Agreements for the sales of Land at Victoria
made on behalf of the Hudsons Bay Company," including examples
of blank forms.
Five separate tracings submitted in support of Hudson's Bay
Company position, descriptions taken from contents of letter,
Tolmie to Fraser, as noted above.
No 1 Tracing accompanying Indenture of 1853 setting aside
Section XVIII as a Fur Trade Reserve.
No 2 Tracing of Section VI accompanying Indenture signed by
James Douglas purporting to convey said Section to himself.
No 3 Tracing of the Land Office Map of 1855.
No 4 Tracing of so called Official Map of 1858.
No 5 Tracing exhibiting Section VI and the James Bay Reserve
in their various forms.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Emigration Commissioners, 20 October 1865, forwarding
copy of the letter and enclosures for observations and suggestions.