<persName ref="prs:newcastle"><surname>Pelham-Clinton</surname>, <forename>Henry</forename> <forename>Pelham</forename> <forename>Fiennes</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:douglas_j"><surname>Douglas</surname>, <forename>James</forename></persName> 8 December 1862, NAC RG7:G8C/3, 157. Newcastle addressee Douglas

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Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 8 December 1862, NAC RG7:G8C/3, 157.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/V627121A.html. NAC RG7:G8C/3 NAC RG7 G8C/3 157 Separate V.I. 1862 rg7_g8c_03_00095r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Despatch from London.

Newcastle admonishes Douglas for failing to comply with Article 71 of the Colonial Rules and Regulations, which requires that he provide the Colonial Office with Confidential Reports on the character and qualifications of public servants and Candidates for employment and promotion.

Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes
Downing Street
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Separate NAC, RG7, G8C/3, p. 157
Downing Street
8 December 1862 Sir,

I beg to call your attention to Article 71 of the Colonial Rules and Regulations. I have not received from you the Confidential Reports on the characters and qualifications of public servants and Candidates for employmentand and promotion which are called for by that Article.

I have to point out that the omission to make this Report may materially injure the interests of the deserving Civil Servants and Candidates from employment of the Colony within your Government, whilst at the same time it limits my means ofproviding providing for the due execution of public dutites.

It will be desirable that the age and state of health of the Candidates should be specified in the Report, as they are points which it is important that the Secretary of State should be acquainted with.

I have the honor to be Sir Your obedient Servant Newcastle Governor Douglas C.B.