<persName ref="prs:seymour_f"><surname>Seymour</surname>, <forename>Frederick</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:grenville_r"><surname>Grenville</surname>, <forename>Richard</forename></persName> 19 March 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6296, 181. Seymour addressee Buckingham

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Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 19 March 1868, CO 60:32, no. 6296, 181.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/B68024.html. CO 60:32 CO 60 32 6296 181 24 B.C. 1868 received 16 June co_60_32_00181r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Despatch to London. Minutes (3), Other documents (1).

Seymour declines to adopt and make provision for the expense of the return passages of distressed persons belonging to it. Seymour discusses why this proposal is not appropriate for British Columbia. Minutes by Hemming and Rogers discuss how to interpret and how to proceed with Seymour’s despatch.

Seymour, Frederick
New Westminster
Grenville, Richard Added abstract. Inserted revisionDesc.
No. 24 6296, CO 60/32, p. 181; received 16 June
New Westminster
19th March 1868 My Lord Duke,

I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's Circular despatch of the 9th January, enquiring if this Colony would be prepared to adopt andmake make provision for the expense of the return passages of distressed persons belonging to it, whom Consuls at Foreign Ports or the Governors of other Colonies may deem it necessary to send to their homes.

2. In reply I beg to state that the question has but little application to British Columbia. The Colony is so young that thereis is hardly a native of sufficient age to come within the circumstances contemplated. All those who have property in the Colony are doing sufficiently well to pay their own passages. I should not consider it reasonable that the Treasury should pay for the return of the many reckless miners who leave Victoria for thesuperior superior attractions of San Francisco during the winter and desire to return to the Gold Fields with the spring.

I have the honor to be, My Lord Duke, Your most obedient, humble Servant. Frederick Seymour
Mr Hemming CC 16 June
Sir F. Rogers How should this be treated?—as a refusal & sent to F.O. accordingly?—or be kept with other answers for future collective treatment? AWLH 17/6/68
Treat it as declining. At once. FR 17/6
Rogers to Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 25 June 1868, forwarding copy of the despatch along with others from the colonies of Canada, South Australia, and Western Australia, all declining to defray costs for returning citizens.