<persName ref="prs:murdoch_twc"><surname>Murdoch</surname>, <forename>Thomas</forename> <forename>William</forename> <forename>Clinton</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:elliot_tf"><surname>Elliot</surname>, <forename>Thomas</forename> <forename>Frederick</forename></persName> 16 February 1863, CO 305:21, no. 1717, 151. Murdoch addressee Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)

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Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 16 February 1863, CO 305:21, no. 1717, 151.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/V635LN01.html. CO 305:21 CO 305 21 1717 151 V.I. 1863 received 17 February co_305_21_00153r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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 Murdoch, Thomas William Clinton
Emigration Office
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Murdoch to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary) 1717, CO 305/21, p. 151; received 17 February
Emigration Office
16 February 1863 Sir,

I have to acknowledge your letter of 2nd instant, with a despatch from the Governor of VanCouvers Island requesting instructions as to the answer to be given to an Address from the Legislature of that Colony, in which they ask for copies of the correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Governor, and between the Governor and the Hudsons Bay Co respecting the Townsite of Victoria.

2. As far as relates to the correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Governor I am aware of no objection to the production of the papers which the Legislative Council desire to have. As regards the correspondence between the Governor and the Hudsons Bay Co I can express no opinion, as no complete copy of that correspondence has been sent home. Upon that point the Governor must I think be left to his own discretion—but if one part of the correspondence is produced it does not occur to me that there can be any objection in principal to the production of the whole.

I have the honor to be Sir Your Obedient Humble Servant T.W.C. Murdoch
Mr Elliot ABd 17 Feb
Mr Fortescue Write to the Governor in accordance with the opinion submitted in this Report? TFE 17/2 CF 18 N 19
Draft reply, Newcastle to Douglas, No. 6, 21 February 1863, informing him that he may grant the legislature's request for correspondences between Douglas and the Colonial Office, but the request for those between Douglas and the HBC is up to Douglas's judgement.