<persName ref="prs:douglas_j"><surname>Douglas</surname>, <forename>James</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:lytton_egeb"><surname>Lytton</surname>, <forename>Edward</forename> <forename>George</forename> <forename>Earle</forename> <forename>Bulwer</forename></persName> 18 March 1859, CO 60:4, no. 4802, 222. Douglas addressee Lytton

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Despatch to London. Minutes (1), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).

Douglas justifies his policy of an import duty of 10 percent which he believes will not discourage honest trade and promote smuggling.

The minutes Copy for the Board of Trade and Print for parliament.

Enclosed is a draft from Elliot to J. Booth, Board of Trade, 14 May 1859, forwarding copy of the despatch for information.

 Douglas, James
Victoria, Vancouver's Island
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No. 116 4802, CO 60/4, p. 222; received 10 May
Victoria, Vancouver's Island
18 March 1859 Sir,

I have had the honor of receiving your Despatch No 60 of the 30th December last, acknowledging receipt of certain of my Despatches, and favoring me with a few observations thereon.

The2. The highly gratifying manner in which you are pleased to express to me your own approval of my course of action, and in which you assure me of the sense entertained by Her Majesty's Government of my humble endeavours faithfully to discharge the trust reposed in me, is most acceptable and pleasing.

3. My subsequent Despatches will have put you in possession of the information which you express your anxiety to receive, uponupon the subject of the resources of the Colony, and the probable revenue to be derived during the present year.

4. I feel much indebted to you for your remarks in regard to the duty imposed upon imported Articles, and in respect to the amount of the duty itself. In all financial matters I have borne the axiom in mind that a true policy of all Nations is to be found in unrestricted industry, and that a system of high dutiesduties will lead to fraudulent Invoices, to smuggling, and to other attempts to defraud the Revenue. I conceived that those evils would be inseparable from an extravagant rate of duty, and that smuggling, especially, would be created if the duties exceeded the risk and expense of illicit intercourse, but in adopting a duty of 10 per Cent ad valorem, I believed I was not departing from these principles, for I did not consider that such an amount would bear too heavily upon industry nor that it would furnish sufficientsufficient inducements for smuggling, except, perhaps in the single article of spirits, which might be surreptitiously introduced by the overland route from the American Frontier. However, under the Proclamation of the 3rd of December * last (Copy transmitted in my Despatch of the 4th December No 42) there is a considerable modification of the duties upon imports, many Articles being free, and others at a low specific rate, so that the general ad valorem duty is dispensed with, and I am led toto believe that upon the average a very large reduction is made upon the 10 per Cent rate.

I have etc. James Douglas
Lord Carnarvon Copy to Bd of Trade for information. Print for Parlt. ABd 10/5 C May 12
Draft, Elliot to J. Booth, Board of Trade, 14 May 1859, forwarding copy of the despatch for information.
Approved by desphdespatch 19 March /59. [ABd]