<persName ref="prs:douglas_j"><surname>Douglas</surname>, <forename>James</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:labouchere_h"><surname>Labouchere</surname>, <forename>Henry</forename></persName> 28 July 1857, CO 305:8, no. 8557, 117. Douglas addressee Labouchere

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Douglas, James to Labouchere, Henry 28 July 1857, CO 305:8, no. 8557, 117.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/V57025.html. CO 305:08 CO 305 8 8557 117 25 V.I. 1857 received 14 September co_305_08_00117r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Despatch to London. Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3), Other documents (3).

Douglas forwards the Rules of Practice for the Supreme and Inferior or Summary Courts of Civil Justice of Vancouver’s Island for Her Majesty’s final approval or disallowance. Douglas requests the amount of salary: for David Cameron and how to draw payment for it as it is needed for the support of himself and family.

The minutes conclude that they did not presume the British government would pay Cameron’s salary. They assumed the HBC would pay for his appointment.

Enclosed is a draft from Fortescue to Shepherd forwarding an extract of the despatch concerning Cameron’s salary and advising that the government was not prepared to provide the desired funds; two draft replies from Labouchere to Douglas regarding the Rules of Practice and Cameron’s salary; Rules of Practice for the Inferior Court of Civil Justice of Vancouver’s Island signed by Cameron; Rules for the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of Vancouver’s Island also signed by Cameron; and a draft by Cameron of both Rules with explanation.

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Victoria Vancouver's Island
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No. 25 8557, CO 305/8, p. 117; received 14 September
Victoria Vancouver's Island
28th July 1857 Sir

1. I have the honor of forwarding herewith copy of a communication, accompanying the Rules of Practice for the "Supreme and Inferior or Summary Courts of Civil Justice of Vancouver's Island," which I have this day received from Chief Justice Cameron, and now transmit forHer Her Majesty's final approval or disallowance.

2. The Rules of the Supreme Court passed the Council without amendment, on the 17th day of February last, as stated in my Despatch of the 24th of that month; but the Rules of the Inferior or Summary Court, having been only this day completed, have not been yet laid before the Council, and are nevertheless forwarded for the reason that there is a safe and free conveyance today by the Hudson's Bay Company's Steamer "Otter" to San Francisco, which will greatly lessen the postage charge on this packet, and there is moreover no reason to suppose that the Council will consider it necessary to alter or amend them.

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3. I take this opportunity of requesting you to inform me, of the amount of salary or emolument which Mr Cameron is annually to receive from Her Majesty's Government, for his services as Chief Justice, and to direct how I am to draw for payment of the same.

4. May I trust that Her Majesty's Government will take that matter into their early and favorable consideration, as Mr Cameron is clearly a zealous and most useful public servant, and having no private fortune of his own, he naturally looks to his profession for the support of himself and family.

I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient humble Servant James Douglas Governor The Right HonbleHonourable Henry Labouchere Esqre Her Majesty's principal Secretary of State For the Colonial Department.
Mr Merivale Perhaps Sir F. Rogers cd give us an opinion on these rules of Court.

There is nothing in the terms of the appointment of Mr Cameron to be Chief Justice of V. Couver's Island, or in the circes which led to his nomination to that Office, to justify the presumption that H.M. GovtGovernment intended to give him a salary. I apprehend we concluded that, as a matter of course, such Salary wdwould be paid by the Hudson's Bay Company: or by the appropriation of the recently convened Legislature. When Mr Cameron was appointed by the GovrGovernor Judge of the Supreme Court in 1854, the Governor provided him with a Salary of 100 a year. See Mr Douglas' desphdespatch 3206 of /54.

ABd 15 Sepr
Rules to Sir F Rogers in the first instance. HM S 15
Draft, Fortescue to John Shepherd, Hudson's Bay Company, 21 October 1857, forwarding extract of the despatch concerning Cameron's salary and advising that the government was not prepared to provide the desired funds.
Draft reply, Labouchere to Douglas, No. 14, 6 November 1857.
Draft reply, Labouchere to Douglas, No. 1, 6 January 1858.
1. Rules of Practice for the Inferior Court of Civil Justice of Vancouver's Island, dated 6 February 1857 and signed by David Cameron.
2. Rules for the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of Vancouver's Island, dated 12 February 1857 and signed by Cameron.
3. Chief Justice Cameron to Douglas, 27 July 1857, enclosing a draft of rules for the Inferior Court of Civil Justice and for the Supreme Court of Vancouver Island as published 18 February, with explanation.