At the time of this despatch, Victoria District, which can be seen on this map, referred to one of the electoral
districts of the Vancouver Island House of Assembly.
In the same despatch, Douglas states that the January 1860 elections were keen contest[s] in nearly every District represented.
The Colonial Despatches Team.
Victoria District.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/victoria_district.html.
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