<persName ref="prs:booth_j"><surname>Booth</surname>, <forename>James</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:merivale_h"><surname>Merivale</surname>, <forename>Herman</forename></persName> 10 December 1859, CO 60:6, no. 12173, 93. Booth addressee Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

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Booth, James to Merivale, Herman 10 December 1859, CO 60:6, no. 12173, 93.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.6, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B595TA04.html. CO 60:06 CO 60 6 12173 93 B.C. 1859 received 12 December co_60_06_00094r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Public Offices document. Minutes (1).

Booth acknowledges receipt of the transcripts of three laws enacted by the Government of British Columbia.

 Booth, James
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade Whitehall
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Booth to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary) 12173, CO 60/6, p. 93; received 12 December
Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade Whitehall
10 December 1859 Sir,

I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th Instant transmitting by the direction of the Duke of Newcastle, for the consideration of the Lords of this Committee, the transcripts of three laws enacted by the Government of British Columbia in the month of June last entitled respectively No 3. Customs duties No 4. Tonnage Pilotage and Harbour dues No 5. Tonnage Pilotage and Harbour dues and, in reply, I am to state to you, for the information of His Grace, thatthat My Lords are of opinion that Her Majesty may properly be advised to sanction these several Enactments.

I have etc. James Booth
Mr Merivale Await an answer from the Treasury on the subject of the Acts which have been referred to that Department. HT Irving 12 Dec HM D 14 CF 15 N 15