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Public Offices document. Minutes (5), Enclosures (transcribed) (1), Marginalia (1).

Shepherd writes that Simpson’s report regarding the extension of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States can be expected in about three weeks.

Minutes discuss sending the Foreign Office copies of the HBC Letter of 20 March, of Mr Merivale’s Letter of the 4th inst--and of his answer to show the steps that have been taken by Labouchere.

The file includes a draft copy of Merivale to Hammond forwarding the correspondence in question.

Shepherd,John
Hudson's Bay House London,
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Shepherd to Labouchere 3481, CO 305/7, p. 330; received 16 April
Hudson's Bay House London,
15th April 1856 Sir

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr Elliot's letter, dated Downing Street, 4th April, stating that you would be happy to receive Sir George Simpson's report on the extension of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States to Vancouver's Island; and further, that you wish to be informed on what grounds the Directors of the Hudson's Bay Company require to have the right of Coast and River Fishery on the North West Coast of America reserved to them.

In reply I have the honor to state that Sir George Simpson's report may be expected in about three weeks, and will be forthwith communicated to you.

With reference to the second point, I beg to inform you that the Directors of the Hudson's Bay Company have no wish to have any right as against British subjects reserved to them, to which they are not entitled by their License of Trade, butbut as their servants are the only white people inhabiting those Coasts, I inadvertently made use of the expression "reserved to the Hudson's Bay Company" instead of "to British subjects."

I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedt humble Servant John Shepherd Depy GovrGovernor The Right HonbleHonourable Henry Labouchere &c &c &c Colonial Office
Mr Elliot I think it would be desirable to send to the F.O. a copy of the H.B.Co Letter of 20 March, of Mr Merivale's Letter of the 4th instt—and of this ansr to shew that Dept. the steps that have been taken by Mr Labouchere on the rect of the F.O. Letters of the 3rd and 15 ulto. ABd 16/Ap
Mr Merivale TFE 17 April
The answer to our question is "inadvertence." This inadvertence, shared in by the Board of Trade, has delayed the extension of the Reciprocity Treaty to N.W. America for two years—that is, supposing the Americans would have agreed to it. There being now no claim of right on the part of the H.B.C. the negociation can proceed—but we must await at present Governor Simpson's report? HM Apl 18
I agree however with Mr Blackwood as to sending this correspe to the Foreign office in the mean time. [HM]
I concur. JB 21 Ap HL 25 A
Draft, Merivale to E. Hammond, Foreign Office, 8 May 1856, forwarding copy of the letter and related correspondence, for information. 8th May /56 Sir/

With reference to your letters of the 13 of June 1855, and the 15 of March last I am directed by Mr Secretary Labouchere to transmit to you for the information of the Earl of Clarendon copies of a correspondence with the Hudsons Bay Company * relative to the extension of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States to Van Couver's Island.

I have &c H.M.
H.B.Co 20 March C.O. 4 April H.B.Co 15 April