Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 14 April 1866, CO 305:30, no. 3747, 172.
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Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 14 April 1866, CO 305:30, no. 3747, 172.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (5), Enclosures (untranscribed) (5), Other documents (1).
Murdoch to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Emigration Board
14th April 1866
Sir,
I have to acknowledge your letter of 16th ultimo, and in reply to
acquaint you that in obedience to the directions therein contained,
we have obtained the concurrence of the Hudson's Bay Co to the
Draft reconveyance to the Crown of Vancouvers Island, as slightly
altered by the Law Officers of the Crown.
2. Enclosed are copies of the correspondence between the Company
and ourselves on the subject.
3. You will observe that the alteration in Red Ink made in the
Draft by the Company's Solicitor, Mr Maynard, and alluded to in
his letter to Mr Fraser of 23rd ultimo, has been withdrawn by his
letter to us of 10th inst, so that the Draft remains as settled by
the Law Officers of the Crown, and may now be forwarded, as altered
in Red ink, to the Governor of Vancouvers Island as suggested in my
report of 20 March 1865.
4. I return the Draft and the Papers which accompanied your letter.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
I suppose that this should now be sent out?
I suppose that this should now be sent out?
TFE
16 April
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
S. Walcott, Emigration Board, to Hudson's Bay Company, 19
March 1866, forwarding the draft reconveyance and advising that upon
return it would be forwarded to the colony "for verification in
respect to the description of the Lands which are to be excepted
from the reconveyance."
Copy, Thomas Fraser to Walcott, 28 March 1866, acknowledging receipt of
the draft reconveyance and forwarding a letter from their solicitor
on the subject.
Copy, Joseph Maynard to Fraser, 23 March 1866, advising of only one
slight alteration in the draft but generally expressing approval
"subject to the descriptions being agreed in the Colony."
