Goring, William Henry
In August 1858, Goring requested information from Lytton regarding the potential purchase of land from the HBC, which held the title of Vancouver Island until May 1859.1 Goring specifically asked if purchasing land from the HBC required sanction from the British Government.2
  • 1. Taylor, W. A., Crown Lands: A History of Survey Systems, Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management: Registries and Titles Department 1975. 1.
  • 2. Goring to Lytton, 5 August 1858, 7769, CO 305/9, p. 597.
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The Colonial Despatches Team. Goring, William Henry. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/goring_wh.html.

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