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(Exii'iiot.) .•il Aus!. 18(i6(No. (>6.) 1 Oct. 1866 (No. 77.) 19 Nov. 1866 (No. 90) 20 Nov. 1866 (No, I.) 21 Nov. 18(>6 (No. 2.) 21 DiT. lH(i{i (No. 4.) II .Iim. 18(37 (. No. 2;l.) ICiiclosing Uoaolution of the Lf(,'i»lutmt' ol' Viiucouvcr Isliiii.l rc'liidvc to (lie Sent ol' Govi'i'iimciit - - - - A Tflc;,'iuiii IVoiri llii- S|)i-aker of tlic House ol A.v^tuilily of ViiMcoiivoi- Isjiiuil, ii.'kiin,' lor Union nnikT ii (.■uu^titntion witli lL'^;i-lii(iin- cif Vancouver laluml, naltcr- .-onnecii''! wiili (lie Union with liriti^li Coliiniliiii - ■ - - " " ■ Address from tin- A.- No. 2 of this series) will be forwarded bv the outgoing mail I'rocociling- of the Legislative Assembly on I In.' Loan liill Ueiluclion of Civil Lisl a- means of lessening exiieniliture Korwar.l.s Resohitions of ilie l-cgislature on the Finances of Vancouver Island, with comments on Hesohitioiis - Transmits further Resolutions of die Legislalive Assembly - , Acknowledging the receipt of the Act of the Imperial Par- ■ liainent for the Union of Vancouver Island and Itiitish Columbia, and exi:resseB his thanks for the favourable vii.vv laken of his administration of the < io\ eminent Reporting (he I'roolaimition of the •• British Columbia Act. isfili," ill Vancouver Island . - - - - Arrival of (:;oveinor Seymour. Forwards Addresses received by him - - - - - " " I'roclamalioM on (he 19tli November of (he Im|)erial Act, 29 & ;!0 Victoria, cap. 67, .simultaneously in Victoria and New WestminsdM' - - - - • - I Acknowledging Secretary of State's Despatch No. l.'i, of llie :il«t October I8(j(i, placing on record the molive.s by which Ilcr Majesty's Government were actuated in etiecting the union of Vancouver Island iiiul British Columbia - Reporting his visit to Victoria on matters connected with the Union, and enclosing copies of Addresses presented to him on tliat (jccasion -..-"- a 2 la V6 16 17 26 27 30 31 wsm^'itSK 999KPP Iv SCHKDUI.K. Numlxr . , ,, 111 Suiuliir and \nw. Suritn. M'I1,IK(_"1\ 1!) II ,li.n. lHf.7 (X». 2.').1 Om nmUcri oonmrlcl willi (Iumi-hukmiI (•llic.i.^ and ll.c Civil 20 L>l IV.inii. iMiT (N,p. ;)<',! („ii>lilulion (illlic l.v;ii-lnliv.'CMiiiifil ortlic I'liili.Ml Colniiy - •'I .I'll! IHliT (.\,).;ll.; ((iicTiiii^r >'< till' (iM Sc-siini ul' tin; l,rt;isluliuv i.f llic I'liiU'il Colony (if Hiili-li ('clumliiu on Hie 2Hli .liinuiiry XWu, , roporlocl ;— iiiicl copy ol' (iovcrnur'H spoeeli imicIosoiI Vtfh 36 37 39 JJESPATCllKs I'HOM rilK SECKE'JAKV oK SIA'li;. 30 Apv. isiiii (No.23.) Kmlosiiif; ii Lulni IVoni lliu UoiirJ of Tronsm-y cnlurinvr fiil.y into llic liiiiiiifiul I'ouilitioii or ViincoiiviT Ulnml to- llic \ yuurs IWil iiii'l I'^'i'i • - ■ ■ ' lS6(i (No. 3.) Kuclosin}.' tli./ A.l ol llii' Impciiiil I'arliaim iil lor llir I'nioii of A'linfouM r 1-laii.l iiiicl liiili-li ColiiiiilHii, willi leniark'' IMr)(i(,No. (i. 1 III iciily lo ( MjviTiioi-'..* Di'sjMloli No. l.'i. of 20 Juin' IH()(>, iv liilinj; In rniiiiii'iiil ililliinillii's - - • " lM(>(i(No 7) II" ivplv lo llio .Muiuoriul I'roiii tlio I,i't,'isliiti\c (.'oiinuil and '- A,-fiiil.ly of Vancoiivfi-, iirayiujr lor lliu ilisallowancc ot lH(i(> (No. H. ) J iliv l!ril.i-li Culuiiibiii Cusloms Oiiliiiiiiici- - ls(;(i(Ko 1(1 ) ' 111 ii'iilylo (inviTiioi'.^ Dosim'.cln-. No. -"O. n- 4G 47 No. 1. (-'(ipv (ifii DI'SI'A'rCMI IVoiii (;ovcrn()r Kkn-.idv, CM., to the Right lion. KmvAiii) Caiiuwei,!,, »I.l'. (No, 1.").) Govcriinici. House, Victoria, March ;?, 186(). v;[ll ( r"(i Ivcil, April Hi, IHWi.) At tlie urgent request of" the Legislative Assembly I have the honour to enclose the copy of a Ursolution in which tlie F^cgislativc C'ouncil concur, relative to the seat of (iovenunent of these (Jolonies, when united. As I have no information of the intenticnis of I,'.t Majesty's (iovcrnment relative to uniting these (Jolonies I do not deem it nece.-..5.iiy to troulilo you with any remarks on the subject of tiiis Uesohition. I have, &c. The Right Hon. Kdward Cardwdl, M.P. (Signed) A. K. KKNNKDY, iVc. &c. &c. Governor. \' v\( nl \ l.il I.-I.ASri. No. 1. ■^ Enclosure in No. 1, V.\\( orvi.ii Island. End. in Mo. 1. Rpaoliition paused the lloiiounihle Legislative t'ouiieil and the I.(%fisliitiv(! As>einl)ly in eonferenco 2nd March IKfii",, Resolved, that tills iKULae, havinfr just learned that the union of Vanroiivir Isl.'ind and Uritish C'oluinli' ■ has been detirinined upon liy Ilcr Majesty's (iovernnient, would respect fully pray that the Secretary "f State for tlic ( 'olonies will lie jileiised to postpone the tiNin^' nf tlie |)cniianent scat of (iovernnient until tlic wishes (j( the people of the two Coliniies he ascertained. 'I'liat this Hesolutioii he traiisinilled to his llxcidleiicy the (iovernor with the rcspeetl'ul rcrpicst that he will he pleased to forward the same hy tclcffiaph to ller Majesty's (ioxerinin'iil, and also hy post by the outKoiiii^ mail. That these Uesoliiliinis he transmitted to the Ilonorahle ;he Lepislative Council for its concurrence. (Sipned) R. W. Toiiiir.xs, Clerk of the House. Passed the Legislative Council the 'Jnd of March ISilfi. (Signed) K. J. NKsnirr, Clerk of the Council. No. 2. Telegram. Copy of u TKLEdRAM from the Spkaker of the Hoi-sk of Assi.;mui,y to the Right Hon. Kowaho Caiiuwi.ix, M.l*. House of Assembly, Victoria, \'ancouver Island, June 20, 186(5, 10 p.m. (Ueceivcd, .luly Vi, lH(i(i.) Vii\ Ncw York, Jiuie '2S, 2.10 p.m. To the Right Hon. F.dward C-'ardwoll, Ilcr Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.- -London, iMigland (mail N.Y.) The House of Assembly of Vancouver Island having considered the condition of the Colony is of the opinion : — pirst. — That the ccmntry .suffers intensely from causes in a great measure attri- butable to the continued separation of Vancouver Island and Rritish Columbia, and to the very expensive and irresponsible character of the governments of British Colonics. Second.— That the popidatiou of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, which, exclusive of Indians, does not exceed ten thousand (10,000) persons, cannot v'th other weighty liabilities afi'ord more than ii salary of two thousand (2,000) pounds for a Governor, with proportionate salaries for necessary heads of departments. No. 2. ... i. .L,- .lil Ui VaNCIiI VKIt Tsl.AMi. 2 FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE UNION (JF Third —In view of the above facts the House is of opinion that nothing short of imincdiute union of Vancouver Island and British Columbia under a Constitution ap- portioning the representations according to population, and giving to the people's repre- sentatives control over the mode and amount of taxation and expenditure, can stay the rapid decline of both countries and resto-e the conridence of the public. I'ourth.— The House, on transmitting the above to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, i'ecling deei)ly the injury which both Vancouver Island and British CJolunibia arc sustaining from the present state of uncertainty and suspense on the qiicMion of union, wouhhespcct fully ask for a reply by (elc^niph as to tlie intentions of Her Majesty's Government with regard to the matter during the present session of the Imperial Parliament. Pifth. — By unanimous resolution Mr. Speaker is ordered to forward the foregoing Resolutions because the Governor declines telegraphing them tndess approved by the Leiiislativc Council, live eights U i of whom are officials. " J. S. HELMCKE.Nl, Speaker. Copy of a DESPATCH from Governor Kk.nnkdy, C.B., to the Right Hon, Edward Cahdwell, M.P. (No. 43.) Government House, Victoria, June 16, 186fi. (licMoiveil, Aii^'ii^it H, IH6().) ,S|H, (Aiiswcrcil, Nil. 7, .\iigii?l 22, |Hfj(J, |i. 4,).) I iiAvi: the honour to enclose the copy of a Memorial from the Legislative Assembly- of Vancouver Island tbrwitrded to me for transmission. The evil complained of is one of the evils springing from a separate policy and .,- \ supposed separate interests e.\isting between these Colonies. I am of opinion that the measure thus brought undcM- your consideration has a judicial ett'cet upon both ('olonics, and does not bcnetit I'ither. prc- 'I'l.e Riglit Hon. Edwanl Cardwcll, M.l'. &c. &c. ike. I have, &c., (Signedj A. E. KENNEDY, Governor. Kncl. in Nn .1 V Eiiclosuri' in Nn. 3. Rksohtions reported from C'diiimittoc of tlii" Whole House, l.'itli .luiic l'<6'i. t'ontirnied by the House, 1.5th .luiie, isoi;. Mkmoiiiai.. 'l"o the Itight Hon. Kdwaid Cardwell, M.R, Her Majesty's J'riii<-i|)al .^^ecretary of State tor tlie Colonies, vVe. kv. iVe. Your ineiiiiirialists, the loyal suhjects of Her Majesty, llie .Meiiilier> of the Le^isl.itive Asseiiihly of VaiKouver I>land in I'iirliaineiit assembled, humbly l>ef,' to draw tlir. atteiitioti r>f Her Majesty's Government tn an Ordinanee passed by the (ioveruor ,ind I.eifi>latlve ('ouiK'il "f liritish Ciduinliia on the loth d,\y ol t'ebruary 18ii.5. entitled " An Ordinanei' to amend the Duties nf Customs.'' Your memorialists would show that by the eonstrnetion nlaeed nn that Ordinani.e in Itritish Cnlundiia it has been decided that floods shipped from V'aneouver Island are iljargealile with hifiber dulied than the same goods shippeil from any other country ; ami this practice has been enforced, since the passage of the Ordinance above referred to, to an extenf almost ami'Untin;^ to a prohibition of trade with Vancouver Island. Kor e\am|)le, a shipment of gi.ods arriving in Itritish ('olnml)i;i direct (say) from France, invoiced at the net cost of one thousand pounils i l,0oo/.), or in otlnn- words the actual first cost of the goods where purchased, is entered for dulie- at the net cost aforesaid of 1,000/., and is charged with (say) 20 per cent, duty, as jirovided for by the Customs regulati(ms. The whole charge for duties, say io per cent, on l,ooO/., will tliciefnre l)e 'joii/. Now, if these same goods, or an invoice i'xactly similar in price and ((uality, be shipped from Vanr'ouvi.r Uland, and landed in British Colmnbia, the process I'nr asscssiuL' the duties would be as follows: To the net cost of invoice in i'rauce 'say) l,ooo/. is added '/O per cent, or .100/., making the goods of the value of l.'iOO/. on which amount the duty of '.'0 per cent, is charged, making the duty payable 800/. Thus, while the shipment from France would be chargeable with duties amom.titig to 200/., the shiptnent from Vancouver Island woidd be chargeable w!'h 30(i/. or an increase of .JO per ccuit. on the amount of duties payable on precisely the sanw or sinular invoices of guilds. Your memorialists, the representatives of Va.urouver Island, smarting utuli.r this nusehievous enaet- meut, appeal against a ])ractiee which will inevitably overthrow the large ani.slativc Assembly, the Lejrislative Council, and myself, and to offer the foliowinj; rernari^s a. id explanations. Diirin<5 the week ended the I61I1 June 1866 tlie LejTlsiative Assembly had (accordinji; to newspaper statements) sat on several occasions with closed doors — or in .secret, a course whicii of late they liave frecpiently adopted. On Satinday morning tlie l6th June I read in a newspaper (the proprietor and editor of which hvve both seats in the A.ssembly) an epit(>nie of the Resolutions marked No. 1, and some iioins afterwards I received the Resolutions themselves. '1 he Speaker siibsc(pieiuly called ii|)on me (Saturday, l6tli June) and pressed me to transmit the Resolutions without an bout's dclav. I jioiiited out to him the Colonial Regulations laid down for may guid;ince in Section \'I. under the head of " Cor- respondence," and inl()rmeil him that I cmld not take any sncii step without consulting my Executive Council, and fnrther that I apprehended you would at the same time e.Npect me to (iMWird the opinimi i;f llic otiier l)i:i!U"h of the I.ei;isl;iinre on tii.' imjioitant ciianges in the fiDrm of government, Sec. which the Legislative AssembI)' propo'^ecl. I consnlied my Executive Council at the earliest moment (Monday the iStli Jime) when tlu-y concurred unanimously in the reply marked No. 2, dated 18th .liiiie, which I sent to the As.-.cml>ly. I at the .same time transmitted the Resolutions of the Assembly with the message marked No. 3, for the "consideration and opinioti '' of the Legislative Council. On the 2()tli June I received the Resolutioi-s of the Assembly tnarked No. 4. and on the 21st .June I received the Resolutions tnarkeii No. .'), which were ])assed unanimously by the Legislative (Council. The Despatc lies which I have had occasirMi to address to you from time to time leave mc little to add in the way of comment upon tli'-se Resolutions. I must, however, draw your attention to the Resolution of the Assembly dated 2()th Jiuic, as follows: — " Mr. Speaker is ordered to telegraph the foregoing Resolutions because tlie (rovernor declines telegraphing them unless npjiroved by the Honourable Legislative Council, five eighths of whom are officials." This, you will observe by a reference to my messages, is a manifest mis-statement. My reply to the Assembly was as foMows : — ' I have now submitted these Resolutions to the Legislative Council, and on receiving the npinnni of that body will lose no time in transmitting them with my report thereon to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies." I gave this matter careful consideration, and my E^jctitive Council unanimously concuried in my opinion that I should not be justified in transmitting the original Resolutions of the .Assembly, jiassed in secret session (and for aught within my know- ledge by a narrow majority) without affording the Council and the public an ojiportunity of knowing their purport and forniing their opinion upon them. I entirely concur in the views expressed in the Resolutions of the Legislative Council ; and I may here remark tliat several of the '' officials" composing the Council possjss considerable real estate in the Colony, and the three non-official members own more real property and have a larger stake in the Colony than the L5 members of the Assembly in the aggregate. A 2 No. 4. V.o'^ ■x-y'"' .'Al i. FURTHER PAPERS REI.ATIVE TO THE UNION OF of the Legislative Assembly of this Colony, whether as regards V. is I think very iinfortiinate, and I fear that few persons possessing ,■' . ,. 1 -ii;-.- _ ... .: „ , ..,,!„ , (1„. ,„-,i....i .,«,.,.....,...„.,. Tiic constitution ciiaracter or capacity, . , any self-ropect will be found willing at any time to undcrjro the ordea necessary to lave exer- an'election to ii seat in the Hous-e. I will not further occupy your time tiian by begging you to beHeve that I iiuvu caui- cised my best judgment and endeavoured to pursue an impuitial course in this matter, and by expressing a hope that the course I have adopted will meet your apjjroval. I have, &c. ISight Hon. Edward Card well, iM.l'. 8iC. kc. &c. (Signed) A. E. KENNEDY, Governor. EdcI. 1 in No. 4. Enclosure 1 in \o. 4. VaXCDIVI-.K IslAXll. Ri>()i.rTioss p.issed tlio Lcfiislativt" Assemljly l.Otb .Iinic IxfiG. Till' House e is of opinion th.at nothinu' short of inmiediato union of ^'anconver Island and Ihitish Cohunhia, under a constitution apportiouini; representation according to po|inlation, and !;ivini: to the jieople's representatives control over the mode and aminint of taxa- tion and expenditure, can stay the rapid decline of hotli (iiunlrles, and restore the confidence of the puhlic. Ith. 'i'he House, in transmitting the above to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Ccjlonie.s, feeling .une subject), ami reiiiicsted the siiine to lie sent by telegra])li ; because, if sent by steamer, the Imperial I'arliaiNcnt would nave been prorogued before such Kesolutions coul-e. ^i(lent nf tlip I.egishitivo Council. (.Signt'ii) K. J. Ni-.siiiTT, Clerk of thr' Council. No. r,. No. r,. Corv of a DE.SPATCH from (Governor Ke;nnedy, C.B., to the Right Hon. Ki)WAKi) Cakdwkll, M.P. (No. 4").) Government House, Victoria, June 26, 1866. (Kceeivcd, Augiiet 8, IHWi.) SiH, (Answcreil, No. (i, Auj-'ustai, 18()(i, )). 44.1 I.\ the state of uncertainty which exists as to what the Legislative Assembly of this ('i)lonv will or will tiot do in reference to the finances, I deem it my duty to keep you infbrnied by placing the following address from the Assembly, and my reply thereto, before you. ^'ou will observe that on the 21st May the Legislative Assembly called for a return of all monies borrowed from the banks in 186.5-6, and also *' a return showing the " authority under wbicli the Governor negociated such loans respectively. .,v My reply, dated '2{\\.\\ ^lay 1866, fully answers both these questions. The Hank of Hritish North America, taking alarm, I presume, at the doubts thrown upon the legality of my proceedings by the Assembly, addressed the letter (herewith) dated .'?lst May 18()6, lo the Colonial Secretary, stopping all further credit. I enclosed a copy of this letter in my confidential message dated Lit June 1866. I have not received any reply to either of my communications to the Assembly. The necessary eonscciuence lias been a stoppage of payment at the Treasury since the 1st of June, a fact of which the Assembly are quite aware. I observe fioin newspaper reports (being the only inlbrniiitiim on the subject which liMs rciclied nie) that a Mill authorizing a loan of .s'f)i i,()00 has passed a second reading, but when it will br'coiiie law I am unable to anticipate. Tliis Hill, ii' it become law, will cover the debt to the Bank, and leave a margin to carry on the public service till the real estate and other taNcs are received, the machinery for assessing and collecting which is radically faulty, and reijuiring amendment by law. You will see i'roni my message dated Afay 'itjth that I have kept the Assembly fully informed of the financial condition of the Colony ; and I may add that I have in every step acted with the advice and concurrence of my Executive Council. The Assembl}' has been in session since last November, and up to the present time has failed to propose or p;iss any rational measure for providing ways and means for carrying on the govermnent of the Colony. 'I'here is the less excuse for this state of things, inasnuieh as the audit of the accoiuitsfor In6.") shows that the total amoimt voted by the As'-embly for the service of the year amounted to/*;}|:},").58, while the expenditure ' ,'?267,^94, being ^46,264 less than the sum voted reached Si The Right Hon. l-.dward Cardwell, M.P. &c. &e. &e. 1 have, &c. A. E. KENNEDY, G overnor. End. I in Ko. ; I EneloHure 1 in No. .'i. VAVcorvKii Island. Rkkoi.itiox imssecl tlie Legislative Assembly, May '.'1, 186C. Ordered that a luuiilile .Vddresa lie presented to His Fxeellency the Governor ])raying that he «ill eiuise the lullowing Returns to h" laid on tlie tul)le of this House: — 1. A Heturii of the siiins of money linrrowed from 'he respective Hanks of this Colony, and due at the expiration of the year 18(1,'; ; also the amount boiiowed during the year 18(!(j, and now owing on ucccjuiit of the (jeneral Keveniie. 'J. A Return showing the autliority under which the Governor negociated such loans respectively. (Signed) R. W. ToKKKNS, Clerk of the House. Ke lish L dal As: k^ i. M J BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND. ••■■'•'"'', -'■■;.•■ .^i. Encloauro 2 in No. ."'. 1. I VaN'COI'VKU Isl.AN'I). 'I'd the Hiiiioiiralilc the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly. Gkvti.kmkn', Oi)VCinmerit Mouse, V'ctoria, May 'JG, IHljfi. I iiAvi, the honour to acknowledge the ree(M])t of an Addnss friMn tin' I.ejxislative Assembly for " A Return of the sums of money borrowed from the respective Hanks of ibis Colony, and due at the " expiration of the year lH(i.5; also the amount borrowed dnriufr the year lufi'l, and now owing, on " .'i.fcount of the general revenue;" and ''A Return showing the authority under which the Ciovernor ■' negocuiled such loans respectively." I would take the opportunity thus atforded nie to recall the attention of the -Assembly to the fact that I have Hj)ecially brought this subject under the notice of thi' Mouse on several occasions. In addressing the Mouse on I'ith May ISfi.'i, now more than twelve; months ago, 1 stated that, owing to the sinallness of thc' balance in the Treasury, I liad been under the niMCssiiy of arranging with the Rank of Uritish North .America to overdraw to the amount of ,v'lo,iiOO; that the Hank had agreid to a further advance of ,lie(l to meeting the liabdities of the (urpoiation of tbi! city of Victoria, an application of the public funds in which the Assendily expressed concurrence, by rescdution dated 'J.^rd Jarniary |H(;5; that, in view of the necessity of remitting innne,0(iO, on tiie understiiiuling that the greater jiart, il'not tho whole, would be paid before the clo.'-e of the year. At the latter date the anumnt was considerably reduced, but since then the overdraft has l)cen gradually increai^ing, anil it now stands at ,S79,5r.7. I hope it will soon be convenient for the Government to reduce the overdraft, at least to the limit named. In the meantime, it is my duty to state, that 1 cannot allow the present amount to l)o increased, and if further advances are likely to be required by the (iovertniient it will be necessary for me to apply to the Directors for their sanction before making such. William A. (S. Young, \is([., I have, c^c. Colonial .•secretary. (Signed) J. JJ. .Siikciikiiu, Manager. No. a. ' page 2. w No. G. Copy of a DESPATCH lioiii (iovcnioi- Kennedy, C. 13., to tlic Kiglit Hon. Edwauu Caudwem., M.P. (No. K).) Government House, Victoria, June 2(;, 1866. (Kei'eivi'd, Au^nist H, IHWi.) Sir, (AnsweiTil, No. 8, Aijcjiisl TJ, IHWi, piijje l''>-) Refekbing to my Despatch No. -13,* dated I6th June 1866, I have the honour to transmit a Memorial from the Legislative Council of this Colony on the same subject. I have, &c. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, M.P., (Signed) A. E. KENNEDY. &c. &c. &c. End. in No. *i. iMiclosure in No. fi. Uksoi.vki), that an bundile .Address be presented to his Excelleiiey the (ioveinor, |)riiyiiig that his Kxcellency will be pleased to transmit the following .Memorial to Her Mijcsty's I'rincipal ,*^ecretary of .State for the Colonies. To the Right Honourable Kdward Cardwell, Her Majesty's I'rincipal Secretary of .State for the Colonies. The Memorial of the Legislative Council of Vancouver Island and its dependencies respectfully bboweth, — That your memorialists submit for consideration the following facts: 2. That goods shipped from \'ancouver Island to Hritish Columbia are, by the mode of valuation adopted in llritiiib Columbia, absolutely charged with a greater amount of (luty than goods shipped from any other country. 3. That this differentijil duty is s' great, that, upon an invoice of l,0(lti/. of gocds from the United .States or France, or any other country, taken as an illustration, the duty levied amounts to 200/. only, while, tm an invoice of the same amount from Vancouver Island, it amounts to 300/. t. That while such ditferential duty fails to produce any advantage to Hritish Columbia, it has a tendency ruinous to the trade of Vancouver Ishnul. •'>. That the above iluties are levied under an Ordinance passed in Hritish Columbia on the 1.5th day of February IHfii. fi. That the above Ordinanie is contrary to the Royal Instructions issued by the Imperial (iovern- luent to the (iovernor of Hriti'h Columbia, paragraph M, whiih forbids the iniposifit)n of diflenMitial duties. 7. That such a tariff is contrary to the comity which ough? to exist between two sister Colonies ; contrary to the true interests of both; and is calculated to ii'.iiire disunion and hostility between them. f. 'I'nat, having regard to the ab'i\(' facts, and believing that the said Ordinance has not yet been ratifii'l by the (^ueen in Council, — y. Vour memorialists hund)ly pray that the same may be disallowed as being iirejudicial to the true interests of both Colonies, injurious to the trade of Vancouver Island, contrary to the letter and spirit of the Uoyal Instructions, and o))posed to the Imperial ]>olicy of free and iunestrits." I presume this has relation to the subject of my Despatches Nos. i:5* and 16,* dated 16th and 26th June respectively. Of the third evil alleged to be " others flowing ti-n the present; and it is an undoubted fact that the Representative Assembly has been both directly and indirectly the cause of much unnecessar}- expenditure. The costly scheme referred to in my Despatch named in the margin emanated from the .Vssembly. The "insupportable burthen" with which the people are oppressed is not defined. If taxation be intended, I have already in previous Despatches staled my opinions on that subject. What may be the ;" lure of the " liberal and necessary laws" referred to by the As>enibly I will leave you to inf(L'r, when I state that the only measure passed for which any apparent popular clamour has been raised was a school bill passed in 1h6^j, and which has already been the fruitful parent of expenditure and jobbery, and that the Land Proclamation (founded I believe chiefiy on the land laws of the neighbouring American states) has given the greatest encouragement to land speculation, and thereby retarded the settlement and consequently the development of the country. Paragraph 3. I have already expresseil my opinion in favour of the union of the* Colonies and of an early settlement of the cjuestion. The cause of the separation of the Colonies is of course well known at the Colonial (Jftice, but I believe I am right in denying it to have been the result of " Imperial expediency." The two Colonies are not only intimately connected with each other, but to a very great extent mutually dependent. Paragraph \. The traders and land speculators have fixed thein.selves at Victoria, the port first established in either Colony, and there some of the miners of British Columbia sjiend their winters and their gold. Last winter a larger number of miners wintered at the mines than theretofore. Paragraph ,5. The Indians of Vancouver Island do not contribute appreciably to the Revenue ; they may be said to be wholly untaxed. This estimate of the population of the two V 'clonics at 1(>,(H)() is much lower than the true number. I have already expressed my \'i('ws upon the taxation and cxpenditme of X'aneouver Island ; and what- ever objectioTis i may entertain to the present mode (.f raising taxes adopted in this Colony, the application of such terms as " unparalleled" and " ruinous " to the taxation of Vancouver Island, where the bulk of the population may be said to be untaxed, is wholly wittiout warrant. .V form of government in whicli the management of the affairs of the Colony, instead of being left to an irresponsible body like the Assembly, should be entrusted to a greater extent than at present at all events, to persons answerable for their conduct to the Crown, would tend to the end desired in this paragraph, and wouhl, I believe, meet the general approval of the ;e>peetable and sober-miniied British inhabitants of the (Jolony. B V'ANCdlVr.R Island. No. 7. * |..if:u ;i. * pages 2 Si t. >.»: »» >IWl tfi W'sww,i. \ 10 irRTHER PAF'ERS RF.T-ATIVE TO THE UNION OF l-HMi. I'iiniijriipli 6. This piirngrapli rcliitcs I'liiefly to Britisli (N)liitiil)ia. If In' " 'i iiiiitc lilicial and invsponsiblc form of ifoveninu'iit," party jfovciniiR'Ht on the iiiodel ol (ircM Britnin or her more advanced (Jolonies he meant, I have no hesitation in sJiyiriff that in Vancouver Island tlic elements of siicli a form of jijovernrnent have iic-virr (■xi» (>aing the Liijislative roiiricil, are instances in which the eoiiii)hiint of that hody against the Legislative ( 'ouncil riii'^ht I)f directed with all the force of truth against itself. 'I"he members oi' tiie Ix-jii^lativt Council are directly responsible to the Crown, but I am compelled to my that the Members of the Assembly, so far iis tvis experience of that boily has extendwl, have not evinced any sense of their responsibility to their constituents, to each oth<-r, or to their .Sovereign. The instance or instances in which the Governor ha^ refuM- (Joverninent will know how to deal with in a proper maimer. Paragraphs 11 and 12. The representative institutions of Vancouver Kland do not give nmch earnest of better things from similar institutions in the united Colonies. " .\n economical government" would doubtless be advantageous. Dje *eheme of opening the conununication across the Rocky Mountains may be of great advantage &n the interior of British ('olumbia becomes settled and opened up. Paragraphs 11? to !(). I have earnestly advocated the establishment of a Britiih line of steamers between this Colony and Panama, but the Assembly have liitherto interfered insurmountable obstacles in the way by refusing to vote a sutlicienl huhhiiiy, and hy the rejection of a postal haw, besides the barrier which the uncertainty of the eontinu- ance or repetition of votes of subsidies has presented to any Comnany eontiieh a* with sufficient development wjuld secure lasting prosperity to both. I cannot conclude without drawing your attention to the fact tlwt thi» .Memorial Jl ^ BRITISH COLUMHIA AN'l) \ .\N(;()i:VEH ISLAND. II is the result of several secret sittinjfs of tlie AHsemMy, uikI that I am, therefore, in utter VAxnifVEn ignorance of the numher of Menilurs iroiu « iioni it emanates, and of the degree of '^i^^-i'- unanimity with which it was adopted; and I think, lookinij at the recent instances in ~ wiiich matters of importance have heen discussi'd in a thin House, and carried by a narrow majority, it is u matter for regret that I am not ahle to atlbrd you any infonnation on this point. Enclosure in NU. 7. ' To the C,iii('PnV must jlsccllciit .M.iji'sty.' Kncl. in No. 7, the ( 'nimniiMs Iloiiaeof .'Yssianhh of Voiir MajistyV ilcsiri' t«i iiioiiiotc the t(i Vuur .M/ijosty upwi iiiatttTs of tlic " Most Guacioi s Snvriil'.icN, '• W'l;, Yonr Majesty's iiiosf diitiliil .iiid Inyal -iilijeels \'ane()uver Nland in Parliament a-siiiiliieil, in t'nll a-snrinn-e nf wellare (it ViMir pcciple, lieir leave Innnlily tn .Klilrcss iinisel\es deepest interest to ^dnr laitlifnl i-nlijeets in this ('ninny. "We Innnhiy represent tlial. desiruns ot rcaclnn!.'^ the tent (if the Throne beforti the recess of I'arlia- nient, we transmitted hy telecpssary laws to promote the scttlenn'nt and devclopmcMil of the country. The first of these evils are of snch a nature as will fjradnally ell'ect their own cure, but the second and thiril are entirely under the I'cjuirol of Your Majesty's (iovernment. .and it is with the earnest hope that Your most (iracious Majesty will be pleaM'il to jrrant smli relief as in Your Majestv's judffnuMil mav be deenu'd expedient,— - " That we humbly jiray:-- ;i. '"First, for ininu'diate lci;islative union of \'ancouver Island and liritish ( 'ohunbia, countries which, we believe, wcri^ only placed tempcu-arily under ditl'erent {foverinncnts through Imperial expe- dienev. I'he interests of the Island and ot the mainlanil have always been and are identical, not merciv from the fact of these coiunnniities tradini; with each other and owniu",' alleifiance to the siime autboritv, but also Ironi their bein^^ dependent on iMcb other in the most absidute sense. 4, " f'rom ls5H population and capital have been ^n-adnally (•enterin<; in \'i:uconver Islarul, and it is from these two elenu'nts |)rincipally that the mim'r.'il resources of liritish ( 'olnndiia have been and are being develo|icd. It is from \',ini oiiver l>land m.iinly the capital llows that brings to li<;ht the hidden wealth of Caribou and other t'ldd lields, and it is from the s:imc source the niajoritv of the mininj; population of liritish ( 'ohiipibia, who re-ide in \'anconvcr Island the <;re.iter portion of the year, is obtained. It will thus l)c seen that N'anconvcr Island's interest in the nniinlanci is more thini an ordinarv interest, mid that what atli'ct- the |irosperity of the latter country, whether it be the einirmous e\pen~es of its ffovernmcut, or the ill-jud. " in li.'fish Cohnnbia. as N'our Nl.'ijcsty's (Joverninent is aware, the government is carried on by a Legislative Conn, ii, ..insisting of ten ollicial and live unoHlcial members. The system virtually stitlcs public sentiment, as, from causes which are insepar.dile from an overwliehning ollicial inlluenee in a Legislative ('hamber in a young country, the usefulness as well ;is independence of the ncm-nllicial members is scri(nisly impaired, ."salaries are raised and expenses incurred unde; >uch a state of things that cindd never be wclfiiru of tli iiiitry has hccii deeply irijuretl ami I Iip Legislative Isi.ANii. Asscmhly nMliifi'd almost to a lULJiitv. H. "We Wdiilil, llicrcforc, |)iay lliat in uniliiif; tlic two ((iloiiicn ^'our MajcHty's (inviTiiiiictit will be irracioiisly pleased to firaiit to tin- |i('o|)li' Midi a loiistitutioii as will, wliili' rrscrviiif,' to the Crown evcrv |iiiTof;ati\i' consislint with rcpicsciitatiM' ;,'oVfni lit, ciialilc lliciii to control the inaiiiici' and ainoimt oftlio taxation and <'\]ii'nditun', and, if ncci'ssaiy, prcM'nt the ollicial c'lcmcnl artiiij; to tlio country's dctriini'iit by hostility to llic people and tlicir rcpr(-ciilativc>.. As one portion of the jireat ("xpenditMre above slated we' would liiiMibly represent tint the salary of the (iovenior of Itritisli ('. VaMIIIVIII I-I.AM). (iiivcriiiin'iit lliiii?<(' Victiiria, .Inly 'J, IhOi!. Hkihiium. to my cominunicHtion nmrki'il " Coiiliilciitial," ami iIiiIimI Nt Jiiiic IHCi;, I Imvc tlii- lionoiir to rcqm'ft yi'ii will iilVoiil nic >oim' intimation "f till' fonrHi- the l.cKislativc AHscmltly piopoHO to ll(lo|lt. , ,. |. ,1 , , Two months arrears arc now (Inr t( the cxiHtiiig state of tilings. I have, \'c. The Hon. the Speaker of the l.egisliitive Assembly. (Signed) A. I'.. KhsvKDV. Jtc. &e. Arc. V'asioivkh Imasd. jjin^ ,Iiidj;es ('hamhers, .liinc l.i, iHtKi. I iiAvr. the liononr to inform yon. for the infdrmafion nt his Kxcelleiicy the (iovcriior, that the officers of my t'onrt have lieeu ri'fuscd payment at the Tveasury of their salaries for the monlh ending the 31 St May last. The ilijurv that must resnit to the pnhlic service fmm such a stale of things can scarcely hi' e\acgerated.'as, if contimicd, it will proliahly rcsiill in the clo>iiifj of the Courts of .liistice, the hn^iiiess of which it is oli\ioiis cannot he carried on viilhonl ciiliccrs to transact it. Earnestly hegging your prompt attention to this matter, I ha\e, \('. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, (Signed) Joski'M Nr kouam, C. J. itc. \-c. •Si.'c. Kncl.2iu No. a. v Knclosuie 'J ill No. 9. (No. 33.) VaXc Ol VKK IsLA.VU. To the Honourable the S|)eaker and Membeis of the Legislative .Assembly. UKS"ri.i-:Mi ">. • ( oneriiineiit lloii^e, V'iitoria, .Inly (1, 1^01;. I IIAVi. the hoiiDiir to direct the ;itfi'lllioli of the I.e^jislativc Asscnibly to the followini; f'aet- having relation to the liiiaiices of the Colony. The Lcfiislaturc has been mure than seven nioiiths in M'ssion, and up to this late |ierioil cd' the year no legal provision has hccii made for the expenditure iiece,->ary to the carrying on of the li North America dccliiiing to make luither ailvances, and stated that I could not incur any further respon- sibility without the distinctly expressed authority of the Legislature, liiiving Jis yet leil to no ))ractical result; and, as will be seen from the comniuuication I had the honour to address to the llmise mi the 2nd .Inly, in which I ciillcd tlic' atti'iitioii id' the House to the fact that two mouths' arrears were then line to many pul)lic creililor^, ami ill which I cmdoscd a copy of a letter fioiu the ( 'bief. liistice in which his Honour indicated the probable necessity of clnsiii<; the Supreme Court for want of paid olHcers to conduct the business, further and more serimis evils may be ;iuticipatcd, which I'an only be averted by the prompt and judicious action nf the Legislature. 1 cannot cniisent to bcir any (lortion uf the heavy responsibility I should incur liy ahsfainiiig from again urging the paramount importance of ridii^ving the ( 'oloiiy from its present nnlortiimite condition of discri'dit without delay. I would take this opportunity id' recalling Ihc .ilteiiliou uf the Assembly to the various votes and Kcsolutions relating to the expeiiditii'e of IsiKi, whiili, although come to by the Legislative Assembly on the Sfitli of .January last, are yet uillioiit the force of jaw. The Assembly have refused to mai e piuvision for a private secretary or for clerical assistance of any kind for the (iovernor, and have rediiceil the stalf of the Colonial Secretary's ollice to one iderk, who is also clerk of the Legislative CMuneil. It folloMs, tliend'oie, lliat when ihi' Ccdonial Secretary and bis clerk are in attendance on llic I,egislative C'oimeil (the session usually extending over the greater jiart of tim year) the |iiiblic olllres are left withmit a |)iiblic' ollicer id' aiiv kind. Notwithstanding this state of things, voluminous returns .-ire lalled I'l.r, and numcrons interroirutories are addressed to the (iovernor by the As-enibly. The coimunnications of the (ioveinor to the .Assembly, under these eircuiiistauees. are ni'cesfarily much impeded, and, giving place to other important allairs, will probably, lliongh not without nincli I. VANrOITVRR ISLAND AND RRITISH COUTMHI A. I ft ri'ltictmioc on my purl, rit'ii('ii'«> AKscmMy liiivi- iiropii-cil l.i ndiii'c llir xtlury iiC lln' 'rioiiMurcr liy iimri' llwiii III pm iiMit., n pl-dcci'iliii^ wliirli, liiivinj; rrfianl iilnrn t<> lln' riii'iiiri-laiMi's iiiidcr wliicli ilmi (jljicrr iicrc plnl piiliiir i'lii|ili>viiii'iil, I tliiiik, riiiiiiiil III' ii'i/iii'ili'il In iiliy ciIIhm Ij^lit than a>< a liriMcli nl piiMii' lailli. 'I'lif A>-'riiilp|y liavc al^M I'xpro^cd lln'ir liid'iiliipii nl ali' and liir the paymi'iil nl piiMir cicditdrs. Nci prnvi-mii appears to lie intended lor nii'««iiiyei- nr nlliee-eleaniT I'nr the olliee^ I'f the Ciilntniil Secretary, IVeasnier, nr Siirieyor (ieneral, i-n that their nltleCK uill leinain iin-wept, and (hiring winter the liret nnlit, nnlesi* lhi»e iitlieers perl'drin the ■^erviees liir theini-elves, rir iheni-idves delray the eiist nl' theni. Her .Maje-ty's Secretary nl Stiite \m» liiid it (ln«ii timt, in view of the Btniill Kalary voted for the Altnriiey (icMi-nd, he is entitled tn the eiistntnary fees. Hut the Asseinhly have rei-olved that lees shall lint lie alliiwed tn liini. Mild have deeliiicd tn prnviile salary I'nr his (deik. It cannnt lie expected that this nllici'r will not mily pni-eciite cnlmiial criniiniils jjratis, lint also at the -aiiie time I'nrc^'n hin pnilessinnal opportunities nl deleMdiii;; them liir prolialily haiidsnine reniuneratioii. 'I'he l'i-t-()llii (■ exists uithniit any Icjial authority In I'raine rcLrulilioiis ,,r cnllect revenue ; ami I inilHt decl IniiL'er In incur the iispiin-ihilily of recnj;ni/iii(.' a deparlment over which 1 have no hual I'ontrnl. lie view.s of Her Majesty's ( iineriiineiit on this suhjecl may he >;iithered from the accom- IMlliyin); V of a dejialeh from Her Majesty';. Secretary of State for the Colonies. '1 here iMipiovisinn made for the audit of the |iulilic accounts heyond a proposal to appoint the clerk of the I.eijisJatiM' Assenihly to the nllice of auditor, to which, for sullicient reasons, I have de(dined to accede. I have' in a previous comniuuii ii .issijined a cause for the delay in completinK the uudil o| the accounts for the year l.-'il.'i. A fail •■ to make due provision for the coiitiiuiance of this service would ha\e the elVcct of allowiri},' the pulilie accounts In fall inin a state of arrear and cou- I'lisiou, from which ihev could only eventually he cxtriiatcd and adjusted liy a much laifrer outlay. \llhoui.di tie- liei,'i-trar (ieneral and ,\s«essor are appointed under local v.tatutes, liy which their salaries are lised anil secured to iheiii, the -Assenihly prae ically resolve to make no ]ir(ivininn for the |iaynient of their salarii's : and their ollice-, as widl ;is the olhccK and salaries of the Supreme ( 'onrt, ara iefl in a stale of uii' I'rtainly and co,,..isioii. I ihiiik it due I. \hr iiihahilaiil' of Naiiaiiiio ai'^li'i for " I'ost- iiiHster, llarhnur Master, and Colleclnr ol Dui's," no pnnisioii whatever being m;ide foi the expenses of the adminislratinii nf justice, or for the protection of life and properly. Meanwhile, the con- secpiences of the proposed lednclion have been hij;hly detrimental. A town second only in importance to Victoria has by these measures been Icll without proper and sullicieni niairisleri;il and police supervision, resnltiiii( in the unchecked sale of ardent spirits to the ahnriffines, aiiil its cniiseipient eritnes of violence, and in unrestrained riotini;-. The dcpriviuf,' the harbour of ih.at due alteuliou from a harbonr-niaster which the nuineroiis ships frecpienliiiL' it have a righl to expect in relnru tin the dues chartr<'d .-i^rniiisl them must injuriously all'ect the cliara<'ter of an iiMportant port. Insnllicieiit provision for the superintendence and maiiii;,'emenl of tht lii,dilhouses must result in their deterioration, and in an increase of the dai|i;ers of navifjation. I enclose for the infnrinalion of till' Assembly the copy of a letter received from the contractors for provisioiiiiitr these eslahlislnnents, from which you will observe that the supplies will be stopped if the oiitstaiidini! ilelil bi' not paid. 'Ihe lailurc to provide lor the contiu;;enl and una\(iid;ible expenses of unpaid magi'trales will necessarily involve a restriction of the adniiiii>tration of justice. No charilablc allowance is proposed to be made for the relief of destitution. It is obviously the duty of a cnminnnily in which no laws exist for such a |iurpose to make some provision for the relief of necessitous and allliciecl |iersons beyond the uncertain charity of private individuals. The naval station of Ivsipiimalt is to he left apiiaiently without a siiiffle iioliceman or a lock-np: and I think the unreasonahleuess and impolicy of omilliiif,' these precautions an' oiniiuis in view of the larfje extent to which Her Miijesty's Navy contributes to Ihe irosperity and revenue of the Colony. The amounts pmpnsed to be voted for stationery, li;;ht, fuel, ami printinir, are wholly insullicient. The proposed appropriation of .^'.^.^ili for stationery liir the year IHiiii has already been exceeded ; and I do not, under existin;; circumstances, feel justilieil in saiictioninff a further outl.iy for snpply without lejial authority to do so. In addition to the forcgoiiij;, 1 would, before closing this communication, refer the Assembly generally to my cnnnuunication dated Kebrnary 2inl, Ifiili. In conclusion. I .voiild again earnestly impress upon the Legislative .Assembly the paramount itnportanci' of lindini.' .i practical solution for dilliculties fraught with t'\\. to the Colony, and the prolongation of which will probably result in further piiblie injuries which no future action of the Legislature could repair. I have, kr., (Signed) A. K. Kennedv, Governor. B I 16 FURTHKll I'APEllS UKLATIVK TO THK UNION Ol' ^..^\ >^,i,_ Diiwniiif,' Strrrt, Decemlicr .'iO, 1K65. With rpl'prenco to my ilos|iat
  • far a.s it had ihi-ii |)ni(ccdf I'ost in X'ancunvcr Island, 1 nave llir honour to incloH' for \oiir information the acroiiipaiiying ciipv of a further ciininiunication from the 'I'riM-in'v. ■^'on «il'l M'c that the Lords Coniniissioncrs of tluTrcaMirv foil thai ihcrc would ho great ineoii- \enienie in an interference wirh lli s siiliject l)y tiie (lovernineiil at home, anil I (piitf uhare this teeliliji. If the l.enislature refuse to pass tlie law.; necessarj for estahlishiriL' a postal system, it will he your duty to e\ert sucli auihorily as, iu the opinion of your law olliec-rs, you ietrally possess to supply the want of le;;ishitiou. Hut if you slioidd find that your lawful powers as tiovernor are not sullli'ieiit to i)ieveut iiulilie iucouvenieii, e, it will he lielter that you should leave Ihi' c'onnnuinty to snlfer the eoiisc- (pitMU'es iniposeil upon theiu hy the lejjislatiou or nonleLd-lation of their represiMitatives than that you should inc'ur the respou-iliility ol any proee'iliii^s whiih are not warranted hy hiw. I have, iVe., (ioveriior Kennedv, CI!., (Sii;ned) IOdw.mu) C'.mi|)mi;i.i.. ^e. \:e. ■ kv. Sii;. (.lueeu's Market, Wharf Stri-t, Victoria, V. I., July '.i, lsi,(i. A second uionthV arcouut li.is now l)e<-oine due to u~ lor supplies to the li(.dith(juse, and there is no ajipareul prospect of the same liein;.' early liipiidated. As we have to pay cash for the same, ami the remuueratiou not heiuf;- ade(|\iale to our {,'iviuf,' credit, wiHu'f; you will lie kind eiuuifjh to make known to us (at your earliest couveuieiice) wlien we may depend on lir'inK paid, hefore we sen 1 the ([uarlerly ralious now ordered for h'riday next iu advance. W{! have, iVc, (l^if^ni'd) III ri iiinsdv i^- Co., I'er M.II..MvKlis. I',.s._|'|ie two mouths lunv due is principally for sU| iilies furnished on .\prll Jtli last. There is akso a two months iiccouut ayainst the Victoria (iaol unpaid. 'l"o W. A. G. Young, Ksq., Colouial .'secretary. ]"ncl. .'tin N»i. 0. Kiiclosure 'i in .No. 'J. His I'Acelleucy the Ciovi;iiN(Oi of Nsmoi vnt Isj,\M). .Sill, Victoria, July (i, IHfid. I UAVK the lioiioiir lo ioforiii your Kxccllcucy that the cDiuiiuuiic.'iilon dated -'ml .Inly iMiii, and elatiugto t!ie cli-iudered and cramped coudition of the Treasury l)ep:irtmerit, was duly laid hefore the Legisl.-itive Assendily ; and thai the I.cfiislative Asscmlily ha- passed a hill, and luiiisiiiittcd the same to the Honourable the I.ei:islati\e Council, aulhoiiziuf; the raising of a loan of ninety thousand wi;i.i., M.I' Now W'cstiiiiiiHter, .liilv II, IsWi. ( loi'v (it (Jtii.i'.MMiA to llu' Kiiilit Hoi (No. .0(i.) Siu, (Kiccivc.l. Aii^oi-I -J''. ISlit;. ) ^ oL'it Di'spalfli No. 2.1,* of the .'iOth A]>ril, directs me reduce the ex|)(ii(iiture (if the picseiit year to siicli an iiiiiouiit as may he co\ered hy ii reveinie calculated on the actual avcrajje receipts of the hist two years. I have, in my Despatch No. .")(), explained the causes ol'tlie iieavy expeniiittire of the past; I liave also informed you that tlie outlay on pulilie works dtirino- tiie present year has heeii reduced to the lowest limit, '['he only manner in whicli 1 could carr\ out the instructions 1 have received would he in the reduction of the civil list. 2. During the jiast nine months I hav(.' made reductions uiidei this head, iimotinting to nearly s.OOl)/.; tiiid I am ol opinion that considerable reductions ma} still he made without iiiip.iiring the eli'cicncy of the public service, btit before doing so I should wish - ■■'l O. • . [.«..... .^...^., - .f, V,. ,.,,,. to receive instructions, as the chief appointments I ]iropose lo abolish ar:' held by gentle- men appointed hy the Secretary of State ; I mean the 'I'leastirer, the Postmaster (ieiicral, and the Harbour-master. 3. I propose to abolish the rrcasury Department, increasing the stiifl'ol' the Collector of ("ustoms by one clerk, and entailing upon the head of that I)e|)artinent the light duties now performed by the 'rreasiircr. The postal service of the Colony in no way iiistities the appointment of a Postmaster Cieneral. The Registrar CJeneral is perfectly capable oi'undertaking tiie supervision of the postal department without any e.\tra assistance or renumeraticn. The appointment of a Ilarhour-inaster for British ( 'ohimbia is one thatcoulil hardly have been suggested by any w mm T ■ VANCOUVER ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMRIA. 17 one conversant with the Colony. The duties, if any, should be performed by the chief N'amhi vu' revenue officer. Jm.am>. 4. I may add that, should you direct nic to make these reductions, there is no possible ' " opening for tlie einplo3'mcrit of these gentlemen in this Colo.iy. I have, &c. The Rigiit Hon. Krhvard Cardwcll, M.I'. (Signed) ARTHUR N. BIRCH. &c. &c. kc. 1 M(i(). No. 11 . F>xTi(A(T from a DESPATCH (No. (51.) from (iovernor Kknnkdy, C.B., to the Right Hon. Euw/VUD CAH»wi:i,r,, .\l,P., tlatcd (jovernmcnt House, Victoria, August R, 18()(). (Received, Octobers, 18(J(). Answered, No. 1.5, OctobcrHl, IS()(), pa^.^cK).) " C'oNTiNUiNTi tiie subject of my Despatch, No. (iO,* of this day's date, and pre- vious Despatciu's, I have now the honour to transmit Icngtliy Resolutions passed by the Legislative Assembly as a "reply" to my Message, dated (Jth .luly 18()6, a copy of whicii was transmitted in my Despatch No. .50, f dated I'ith .July 186(i. 'I'he history of tliese Resolutions, as may l)e gathered from the newspaper reports contained in niy Despatches naujcd in tlie margin, may lie siiortly stated as follows: — Various discussions took place in the Assembly witli reference to my Message between the date of the receipt of it (Gth July 18()()) and the 25th July, resulting, on the latter date, in the adoption of these Resolutions. It appears, however, that on the 27tli July 18()6 the .AssemhU- agreed to ])ostpone tlie transmission of these Resolutions to me, sufficient time, as I understand, not having to that hour elap.sed for their prepara- tion for that purpose. .\s I am inlbrmed this postponement was resolved upon In the expectation that a proposition then to be l)rought fofwiird for the formation of a " .Mi- nisterial Council '' would be adopted, and my concurrence or non-concurrence in that proposition was intended to be made the condition on wliich the Resolutions should either be finally withheld or pressed forward. The .Ministerial ('ouneil scheme failed to secure the approbation of a majority of the Assembly, whotimdly determined on the 7tli August lH6(i (more than a month after the receipt of my Message) that tlie Resolutions should go forward. These facts will enable you to form a true estimate of the •\-alue of these Resolutions. I will now proceed to make such remarks upon tlie Hicsolutions, paragraph by paragraph, as may i4|)pcar needful, premising only that 1 trust you will ricipiit me of an}' intention of imposing -ipon you unnecessary trouble in the ])erusal of a IcTigtliy Despatch. Paragraph 1. You are fully ucrpiainted from previous i>tspatches with my opinion ol the impracticable n.iture of the Legislative machinery of this ("olony. Paragraph ',\. 'I'his ])anigraph contains a serious mis-statement. 'I"he Legislative Council consists (by one half, not " tlie majoiity ") of the foiu' members of the Executive council, the Chief .hi-tice (who is not a memf.er of the Executive ( v)uncil) and tlirce private individuals. 'I'lie allegation, that in conseinifuce of tlu^ l'"..\ecutive and Legislative Council being " the same," the Legislative Council can reject measures, is inaccurate. 'J"he Council, I presume, would have full power to reject meusurcs whatever might be its composition. I'liragraph I. 'I'lie statement here given of the anomalous relative position of the three branches of tlie Local Legislature of this ( 'oloiiy bears out statements I have freiiuentlv made. Rut I only attribute the weary waste of time in the jirotractcd ; essions of the Assembly to the true cause, when I as.sert that it is to be (iiund in the ui fitness and incapacity of the large majority of the .Members of that body to condiU'V the ;'llairs even of this small comnumily. 'I'iie Executive (iovernment, so lai from h;ivliig iiad the "supreme control."' has been at all times grievously and injuriously harassed, ham- pered, and perplexed by the impracticability ol' the Legislative niaehine. I venture to express the belief that the jiossession of such a " supieine control '' would have enabled me to administer this (iovernment with more b<'nelit to the Colony and satisfiiction to Her Majestv's (Jovernment and myself than 1 have unfortmiatel}- been ena! ' d to do. Paragraph .5. Tlie "Ministerial Council" herein alluded to would have formed a iiunni fburlli branch nl tlii' Leuishituiv, and would in my judgment have been the cause of much greater complications ami pciiiUxitii's than tlicse 1 have pointed out. C No. II. N'l„ l.liTil.'I. t !■ 'H'- i:i- 18 FURTHFH PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE UNION OF ANCorVKll l-l.ANI>. l-.'lli .inly \^M. pafie l:i. I believe; it was iuteiuled tiic.cln to establisli r.spoiisihle ooveriniicnt in ii i'orm wliolly inipractic.'ible and imsiiitcil to the popiiliitiim imd ciRimistiiiiees :)l tlie Colonv. The adop- tion of the roeoiiunendation contained in the Despatch of tlie Seeretary ot' .State No. 5, dated •2>!th Kehniaiy l^af! that the Lci,'ishitive ('oiincil and A. ssenihly .should Ix.- resolved into one body would I think be a simple and practiea!)le mode ot'briiii;ini.'; tlie I-eirjslature into a shape which ni' .ht be worked. Vi.i. h.>p;,t.iiN" 4-. -"Mii.i.m,. Paragraph G. The Assembly would, it permitted, absorb iM.r,, |,ii(;u .1. the whole ii'overninfr power of the Colony, both executive and k'iiislative. I havi' already stated the real cause of the protracted sessions of the Leffisl.Uure. Paraaraph J. I have fumislied sucii full information from time to time, in re- lution to the procecdmjis of the Assembly in regard to the i'lstimatcs, as rendeis vi(i.-i)vspat. I air, credibly informed and believe that the real aim of the Assembly was to obtain cvcti the vouchers of expenditure, in the hope, by a re-audit of the accounts, to discover some serious irregularity on the part of the Executive (lovernment in the disbursement of public monies. Paragraph 10. This paragraph bears out my remarks on paragra])h J. 'I"he Sup- ply Bill for Ih6.") was passed more than three months before the end of the Session. The argunient in paragrapi. n) would lead to the conclusion that sui)plics for any given year ought not to be voted uniil the cud ot the year when the actual receipt of Revenue had been ascertained, and that financial legislation shoidd therefore be retrospective, and the authority for expenditure c.r pout Jiir/n. I am prepared to give sufiicicnt reasons why " the House was not dissolved," if required to do so. I'aragraph 11. The Address of the House herein referre >«;>.«« VANCOUVKK ISLAND AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. 19 ui' the 111 in the in the lectcd ill if utility thcin hut A partial and uncertain support, 'i'he statement that "the Mouse admits that in many instances the salaries allowed are small," wliieh, I presume, refers to the salaries of puhlie oflieers, eomiiif^ from the .Assemhiy, I think 1 am entitled to regard as the strongest eontirmatioii of remarks f liave mnrle on this sul)ject in previous Despateiiea. Paragraph 1."). Ii, is physically impossible lor the Governor of this (Colony to jier- form the duty of his private secretary. I'aragrajili Hi. 'I'he statement liere mr.dc that the Legislative (.'oiincil sits mucii less frcipuMitly than the Asseinhly, I think may he accepted as proof that the latter i)ody is the cause of the protracted sessions of the Legislature. In this paragra])h the Asseiiihly again evinces impatience nt the wholesoine, though unfortunately often un- availing, restraint im|)ose(l upon it by the existence of another body clothed with eciiial and concurrent legislative autliority. Paragraph 17. I believe the reduction of the Trea.surer's salary to be in effect a gross breach of public faith. It is without doubt the duty and at the same time th'! necessity of the (Jolony to pay the cost of receiving and disbursing moneys on behalf of the ])ublic. Paragraph IH. The same need would exist for cleansing, Arc. the public offices, whether (Ictatiied or concentrated in one l)uilding ; the latter arrangement wonld be convenient in other respects, if practicable. Paragrapli liJ. The Assembly here merely assert their right to refuse to provide suitable remuneration for the .Attorney CJeneral, but fail to offer any defence for such a proceeding. Paragraph 20. However greatly the coiisuinination of the union of these ('clonics may be desired, the prospect of it has afforded no adequate ground for refusing to render eliieieiit so ini|)ortiiiit a branch of the public service as the Post Office. I.'aragrapli '21 . I liiuc discussed this subject in previous despatches. The accounts which arc examined by the .Auditor are those of the Treasurer and other Accountant officers, of whom the Colonial .Secretary is not one. Paragraph '2'J. The statement that the Registrar (ieneral and Assessor " are not appointed under local statutes" ap|)ears to be directly contrary to the fact. The two offices were created by local statuti's, and by those statutes salaries were in terms fixed for those ollices, the iiiciimlieiils of which were apiiointcd in pursuance of the provisions of those statutes. I'nder these circumstances the services of those officers have not been dispensed with. Paragraph '2'.\. The .AsM'inbly do not meet the statement in my Message that the amount ))roposed by the House "for the carrying on of the whole of the public business of the district (Of Naimiiuo) " is the very inade. This statement will not meet the ease I put before the .\ssenibly. Paiagraiih "Jti. The mode here indicated ol' providing policemen at Lscpiimalt, Numiimo, and other jihiccs, would have been practicable if the Assembly had voted the jmyiiient of a sufficient niimlier. .\s it is, the numbers provided for by the .Assembly are not nearly enough foi' the town of Victoria alone. I need not again enter into the subjeel of the management of the jiolice and gaol departments. Paragraph 27- 1 liis paragraph may be thus elucidated. The estimates f()r IHfJfi well', in December I'**)."), laid helbre the .\ssembly, wlio, early in the year Isfifi, reduced the proposed vole for : tationcry, \c., and have since protracted the consideration of the estimates for so long a jieriod that in answer to an intimation conveyed to them on the (Jth .luly iMfifi, they were alile, on the Stli .August l.Sfifi, to inform me that "a further sum lias been |)laced on the estimates." Paragraph 2^l. This i-. made up of a series of Uesobitions condemning at first the proc<'fdings of ihe (iovernor of this ('oloii\, and afterwards both the Cioxernor and his Advisers. Knlertaining a siiicert' belief 111. it the inlbrmation I have fioin time to time and at great length furnished lo the Secretary of Stale will have led him to conclusions ill retereiice to myself dillering widely troin those ol' the Assembly, I trust I sh ill not be thought wanting in respect in abslaiiiing from comiuenling in detail upon tlu'se allegations. Ill order to reniler intelligible tlie complaint of the Assembly that the Governor lo permii public officers to apjiear before a Select (Joinniittee of the Asseinlily," C -2 VANf'rirVK.'l Isl.AXIi. refuses lo pi 20 I'lJHTllKU I'Al'KRS RKLATIVK 'i'O TIIK UNION OF V \V( (II \ I Irl AMI. " 1 will htiitf slioitlv tlic fhctsof'tlic case uikmi whicli I presume that complaint is founded. A li'w weeks pine'e one of tiu' nu-iiibers of the Asseinhly, Mr. MclJhuv (who has taken an iietive pari in the preparation and passing of tlu se Uisohitiuiis), proeined tlie appoint- ment of liinisclf and two olhi'r ?4len;iiers as a cnnunittce to in(|uire into tlie management of tlie I'oliee departmejit. No limijilaint of iiregniarit y or misnianai>ement was made either in or ont of tlie .\s-;enihl\', n^r had any appiicition iieen made to nic for infor- mation; and when a sinnnions achh'cssed to the Superintindent of Police and two subordinate mend)ers of tlie force to atten i and »ive evidence before the ( 'onnnittcc was submitted to me, I deehned to authorize their attendance. This Conmiittee sum- moned before il several (h^charned policemen, whom it examined on oath, a jnoeeeding whollv unnuthori/ed either by law or custom. I am not aware that the Connnittee inis l)een productive of •Si\ |)iiirtical le^ult, no reporl from it having been made jndilic. I think nothing more demoralizing or injurious to the public service can be conceived tiian an inquiry into the conduct of any pul)lic department without cau-e of complaint alleged or neeessits (i)r investigation shown. Moreover, i knew, as 1 have stated on a recent occasion, that ihe condition and elliciMicy of tlie I'olice force had been reiuiirkably improved under the management ol the present Superintendent, with very limited means at his disposal. The Secretary of Slate is in a better iui>ition to judge of the nature of the state- ments which the (iovernor has laid b( fore Her Majesty's (io\ernment with reference to the Assemt)ly than that body can possibly be. 'I'he Assembly, judged by its pro- ceedings alone, cannot appear in a dignified light. 1 forbear to make any comment upon the general tone of the llesohitions now trans- mitted, or upon the language in which they are eouciied. lOncl. I III No. 11. Enclosure 1 in NO. 1 1. Vanruuvor Ulaiid, IIcnisp of Assonil)ly, stii Aagast isili;. To Hi- Kxccllcncy Artliur Kdwaid Ki'inudy, ('.!!., (ioviTiior, iVc. iVc. Sill, I ii.wi: to transmit iicicwilli (in ilii|iiicatr) ciTfain Itrj^olntions in ri'|ily to yonr fixci'llcncy's (•oniiiiiiniiMtion, Nil. ;i:{, d.-ilcd (illi .Inly Isiji;, ic|)iirlcil linni ('oiniiiilico of . Supply on the VJiinl, and (■oiilinnod liy the llon.-e on tlic -."illi nhiino. 'fill' tiiiiisinissioii of these liesohitioii.s «iis .-taycd by ordir of the Ilon?o, on tlie -7 nltinio, and diicctod to 1)0 carrii'il into etlect liy order of the lloii>e made yesterday. I iiiivo, kv. J. S. Ilr.i.McKKX, Speaker. f.ii.l .Nil. lOnclosnre '.' in No. 1 1. \'.\N(()rvi;ii Isi.AMi. jiisoi.r rioN^ icporled from Cuinmittee of .^npply, i^.'Jrd .Inly iHiiO. Contirnu'd liy the Mouse, 'J.'itli .bily IHHil. Tmk beaislatlse .\ssrnilily, Inning had nnder consideration his lAcelleniy's (■onnnnniratioii. Nil. ;!;{, dated .Inly 'illi IS'iii. tlianUs his f.xccllency for the npportnnity .-dfonled il of slaliiiL' the reason.s for the eoiirse it has ]iai-sned diiriiifi' the present .-es>,ion, and of liievenliii;.'- erroneous iiiiereiiees lieiiifr drawn froiii the .sateir.ents contained in that ( oniinuuiealion. In order to do so, the Ilniise Ir.ts rcsobed : — 1. That it is ailvis.ibli' In slinw, \ery liriefly, the faulty and iinpiacticahl(! nature of thi? constitil- tioli of the ;,'oveinuieut ol tin- Coluny, hecanse, frmn lliis sonrn', many of tin' evils coinplaincd of in his l'A desired hy the IIomji', it rjoisi he s.in/jht for and aeqnired hy the teciious, tronhlesoifie, expensive, and emnhrons system of applying,' therefore h\ letter and reeeivinj^ written answers in return ; iniieh time hein;; therehy lost, pnhlie hiisiiiess delaj'ed, and the session prolonjied. <^neslions, too, frecpuiitly anil soddenly arise to which it is of importance, as well to the eoinilry as to the lAecnlive, that answers sluadd he inniii diately ri'ndered, hut thi- ahsem'e of any one eapahle of giving oHiei.-d inlunnatioii in the House makes this iinpo-sihh>, ami thus j^reat eomplieations ensue. It is eonsidereil unnecessary to hrin;' forward any further in 'aucc showing,' liie inipraeticahle nature of the ^'uvernuient, that heiu;,' hut loo apparent. 5. 'I'hat this House did, in an address to Sir .lames l^ou^fhis, when lie was fioveiiior, point out some of the faults and anomalies ol' the system nl (iovernnient, and siijj^^c^teil as a remedy that Memlieis should he ehosen from the I.ejjislative Assemhly as well as from the Legislative Council, and thai they eonihined should I'l.rm a Ministerial (.'ouncll, hy which means tlie various isolated portions of the (lovirnnii lit would he hroii^dit into actual coniniunioii and coiiiii xioii, without which, harinonioiis action, so neeessaiy to le!,'islation, c.uiuot he expected. Such a system would have suited the rei|uircmenls of the country, removed much unnecessary odium and respoiisiliility from the i^xeculive, juid enahled it, v.ilh the advice of the Ministerial ( oiincil, to proiio^e and carrv measures desired hy the people, and suited to the condition of the country, while at the same lime it would have atl'ordod a means ot su|)plyiiig . ■ l.eH:islature with much information, viva voce, and thus Imve saved expense, trouhle, and ilelay. Sir ■lames l)ou>;las, however, was at that time iipoii the eve of retiring from ollicc, and he therefore lidt the suliject for the eunsideiation of his successor, (iovenier Kennedy, who, however, up to this time has not acted upon the sujr,!;estioii eoiitaineil therein, and the system of (joverimient remains as impractieahle as ever. 0. From such an anoinolons and extraordinary system, coiiiprised of two such incompatible and hostih- forces as a re|)resentative and despotic power, each one from its very nature endeavouring to enforce its peculiar properliis or striigglinfr to defend them, nothing hut discord can possibly accrue until one or the other yields. 'I'lie one to yield must not he the reprcsentjitive power, for it cannot, dare not, iirove false to the interests of the people eonimitted to its eliarge. If a Legislature thus coniiiosed shoidd continue in session, not seven months hut the whole year, and yet etfict nothing, it will not occasion surprise ; indeed, thus far nearly every bill originated hy this House has either been rejected by the Honourable Legislative Council, or so nunh altered as to necessitate its rejection hy its originators. That the country should sutler in conscipieuce needs no assertion. 7. 'I'liat this House did iievertheles-, iinniediatidy after tliiistinas, take into consideration the " Kstiinates III lApenditiire," sent down to this House on the 'JOtli Dcceiiiher l-Ti), and did, on the Slst day of daliuary Istii;, or five weeks after their receipt; forHard to liis Kxcelleiicy the (iovernor by the baud ol Mr. Speaker, a cojiy of the supplies granted for the service of the year, with the re(|Ue8t that the (iovernor would ginerii the expemlituie thereby, aii.i carry out the suggestions of the Uesolii- tioiis thiuein ceiilaiiieil. Althniigli, therefore, it may he tecliiiifally correct, that the Legislature has nov.' been more than seven months in ses-ion, and up to this late period of the year no legal ]irovision has been made for the expenditure necessary to carrying on the (invernnieiit, still it is also true that the usual provision was made, anil the usual authoiity for its use given live months ago, and aded upon by the Kxeentive, altbnugh to an extent far below the retrencbinent reipiired by the House, and demaiKled by the country. ri. That this bouse did likewise take into consideration the ' Ways and Means,' and found that the estimates of the income for the year isiii; from existing sources, as traiismilted to this House by the Kxocutive, and therefore accepted as correct, would more than cover the Kxpenditiire authorized hy the House for the ordinary purposes of (iovernnient. Thus, the observation of his Excellency the (iovernor, that •• the Ways and Means needful to meet the Lxpenditure for the year l.siiii, had not been provided by the Legislature, though the estimates were laid before 'he Assembly on the 'Jlith IJeceniber iKrio " can hardly be considered to he "a fact :" moreover, the subsei|uent eniharrass- ment of the (iovernnient has been due. not to the neglect of the Legislative Assemhly as insiniiiited, but to the erroneous calciilatioiis niaile by the ICxecutivc uf the Income likely to he derived during the year; lo the fact of the I'Apenditure ha\iiig been iiuicli greater than that authorized by the House ; and that the llauk of Ihilish North America decliiicd to acb.inee any i'lirtlicr sums to the Lxeciitivc. The Hoiiiie cannot indeed uuderstaiid how it lianpens that at le.i~t eighty-live thousand dollars (.WMrijlKlO) in cash have been ex]ieiicleil during the hrst six months of the present year, and yet that niaiiy pulilic ollicers should have large arrears due to them, as is slai'vl in his lAceileney's connniini- cation. '.I. That this House did likewise consider bis I'Acelleniy's cominunicalioiis if the 1st .lime and './lid .Inly IHCiH re.pecti\ely, relating to the financial embarrassiiieiits of the (iovernnient, and did. on the nth day of .liilv, before it bad received his ICxcelleney's comuiiinication of the same Mate, filially pass a Hill'to autb'ori/e the coiili acting of a loan of iiiiiety ihoiisaiid dollars (.•iliii.oiiii) fm the purpose of relieving those persons I seventy-live thousand dullar; Amerii'a. That this ilill would have ]iassed earlier, hut for the refusal of Ills f.xi supply iutoi Illation relating to the Crown Kevenues, and that the House had to wait, and wait in vain, for detailed accounts of the l''.xpendilure of Isii."), nolwitlisfanding it had been seven montlis in session. It was only inileed that the credit of the Colony might not sutler that the House was induced to pass the itill before the aceoniits bad been examined. The House deems it to be its unipiestioiiahle privilege and duty to examine the aceouuls in order to learn that the moneys have been applied to the jmrposes for which they were intended, a refusal to c ;» VANrot'VF.U IsI,.VNfl. whom money was due, and for the purpose of paying olV the loan of irs (.■••".i.noO) contracted hy the (iovernor willi llie liaiik of Ihilish North would have passed earlier, hut for the refusal of his fAcellcney to 22 FURTHER PAPERS RRT.ATIVE TO THE UNION OF ('ANforvKK jjianf which caii only piigciuItT !u|iplic-i orautcd, and with the usual authority Itir the expenditure necestary for llie iiidinary piirpii-i's I r •iineruuieiit. and that it did pas.- nu'asnres caleulatiMl to relieve the anomalous eiiilianaSMiieut of the (io\,nimeMt, is also well aware that the ileUiS of the Kstiniates f^ranted hy the ( 'ouuiiittre of Supidy have not yet heeu eudiodied ill an Ael. 'i'he House, in retaiiiiui.' the Appropri:itiou ihll until the end of the Se.ssiou. has only followed the iiMial roii-titutioiial conrsc ; and lliat cdiirse has not lieeii witlKJUt heiietit, for it has been iliseovered that the Ineonie oi the year will fall short ni' the aiuonnt estimated hy the Kxeentive, hy at least Iwelilv pi r cent., which' coupied wilh the fact of the financial Kills of this House h.avinf^ he(Mi rejecli'd hy the I.e^rishitive f'oiiniil (a circniiistanee with which the lOxcciitive must have heeii fiilly .■ie(|Uaiijted. and yet the House was not dissolved), has compelled the House to adopt the unusual course of recoiisideriiiL' the Kstiinates of j^xpenditure, and has enabled the House to consider tho items ill his Kxcclleiicv's conununicatiou in councxiou therewith. Tliis ciuirse ha- caused a still greater proloufiation of the Session, and may o:'casioii some delay in the preparation of the Kstimates tor the eiisuinir year ; it is hoped however that that delay may he attciuled with benetit as well to the ICxecutive as to the country at large. II. 'I'liat this House would refer his Kxcelleucy to the condition of the Colony at the coinnience- ment of this ."session, for by 'hat condition, in a great measure, the proceedings of the Mouse were governed ami changi'S were on that account brought i.,to the Kstimates. 'I'lie H,k',i(,s' to the revenue only receives siio.v is without founda- tion, indeed so far from th.'it lieing the c:ise she actu.-illy receives ihc bciielits of the mail steam coni- munic.'ition both local and from San rrancisco, anrl the other advantages of the general Government. It is true that the Hous(> struck out the salary of a stipeiidimy magistrate, l>elie\ing the office and the expenditure to be alike nnadvisable. Ciipaid justices of the peace exist in his stead. The House ha.s reason to bclit^ve tiiat Nanaimo has not l)eeu without a constable and that the population is .a well condiu'ted one. Moreover the House has passed a Rill and made provision for the Chief Justice to hold " sessions" at Nanaimo, ;ind a Mill to give Justices of the I'eace power to adjudi- cate in civil cases to a certain amount, so that Nanaimo has actually gi'eater facilities for acquiring both law and justice than heretofore, whilst the n)eans for the protection of life and property are a.s great as ever. The House therefore cannot understand how "the eonseiiuences of the proposed reii|M-riiir<'fi>l<-riee of the Police and Oaol. and ketiiiiift the accounts liiercof. upon tlic Slipendiiiiy Mafjii-trat*- of ViHwrifl, a dutv he fornu'ily iXTfoiiiKMl and can a^'ai" pcifortn. My this ciiaii^'c, iIj'isc who now .iH hx '■U-tUn, tcv; will he di^posihlc for jiolicc duty, and thus the numher ol avidlalilc men will he iui-ri-iin-ii ami the otKciencv of the service certainly not (liininished. 'J7. Stationery. -'llie House rcfricts to tiud that the liheral sums voted \'r to the hest interests nf the iniiutry. Tiiut he has declined and iloes iiersislently decline to impart to the Assemhly in-cessary itifortiiation on matters coiniected with the i)uhlic departments and with the expenditure of the jtnhhc rmrti<-»-. That he ohstrucis the eti'orts of the Assemhly to reduce the expenscH of (iovernniMit vtW,4-(i arc far beyond the capacity of the iulvihilaiits to hear. That he refuses to permit \mU\\r ollicers to appear lielore !i Select C'onnnittei- o) the A>Mfrnhly to give evidence as to the workiu;.'aud niauairemcnt of their 4)eparlmcnts. That he "^'ideavours hy unjustitiahle statements to jdace the Assemhly in a fals*' and iitiihi(tiiricd position hefore Her Majesty's (liiverimicnt. That his Kxcelleucy's inanajtemeut of the Crown lands has been most injnriouh to llie ;mmi|;ratit ami aborijiinal population ol the Colony. In view of these facts the House cannot, in justice to itself, to the Colony, and to lnipi'ri.il 'iuU-rfPtn, refrain from exprc'ssinf; its utter want of I'onlideuce in his lOxcellency ( iovernor Keimeily, ami his OtKeial Advisers, and the ahsolutc necessity there is for their nnuival, heliciing llut wy !<;»(( d^ the present adniiuistiation hists the Cohniy will continue to sutler hy the ^rradu.il (^(pdns nf !(► |*fiTet,iry of Slate for the Colonies; and that the honourable llie Speaker do transmit a co|)y of iImk- II<>Miliifion.*'alnrr. K. \V. 'l'on«( <>», <'h'rli of the Home, Knclosure 3 in No. 1 1. CoMMrxicATiox from his Kxcellency Govermir A. K. Kiwiov, C.H., to Li.i.jsi.aiivk AmKM lif.v of VAX<()rvi:ii Island. No. ;!3. J)ated Cioverninent Hoiisc, Otii July I'-O'i, To the Honorable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Atsemhly, Oi:XTi.];xii:x, I iiAvr, the honour to direct the attention of the Legislative ,\ssemhly to the UAUjw'wk fwts liaving relation to the finances of the Colony. The Legislature has now been more than seven inoiitlis in session, and up to this late tn;i\in\ i,\ the year no legal provision has been made for the ex|ien(liture necessary to the carr\in;/ on of the (invern- ment, nor have the ways and mear.s needful to meet such expenditure for tlie year IHWi Ik-cii yet provided bv the Legislature, tliongh the l>tiinate> were laid before the Sf.u-ut\t\y on the 20th December 'iHC.-i. The period of the year will slnnlly arrive when, according to the rule- laid down |i;r my {{Didnnce, Estimates of Itevenue and l'".xpcnditure for the year lsi;7 should he jnejiarcil, and Milmiittfd to thp Legislature for consideration. .Meanwhile, the injury to the public credit of the ( 'c'oiiy hvlhir xtoimagu of payment of just debts of the (iovernment at the Colonial Treasury (ontiiunv- unab.il<<), Th«r com- munication 1 addressed to the .\sscmbly on the 1st of June, in uliich I endowed a htter from tim liank of liritish North ,\merica declining to make further advances, and stali'd that 1 could m>t incur any further responsibility without the .lis.tinctly express d authority (if the Legi-latnn-, ha\in(/ ;»« tet lid to no practical result ; and, as will be seen from the communication I had the honour to ;iijdrc'»« to the House on the 'iiiil .Inly, in which 1 called the attention of the Houm' to the fact tiiat ttto motithii' arrears were then due to many pnhlic creditors, and in which 1 enclosed a cojm uf a letl' i from ihn Chief .lustice in which his Honour indicated the jirobublc necessity of closing the .Sopri-mi- Court for want of paid olliccrs to conduct the liiisiuess, further and more serious e\i|s niav be antiiiii.'itcil. which can only be averted by the pioinpt ami judicious action of the I.egislaliiie. I cannot consent tr )ear ;uiy portion of the heavy responsibility I should incur by iilitlaiti'tif; frrmi again urging the par mount importance of iclieving the Colony Irom its piociit unfortuiiati: (roiidition of discredit without sil;iry cif llie 'I'reasurur liy more tliaii 4n pi^r cent., a pri leeed i 1 1 ir wliieli. liivin^^ reirard .■dmii' In llic cireiniislanee.-'. under vvliieli tliat nlliecr aeeepicil |iulili(: cinpiiiyiiienl, 1 lliiiik eannnf he rej;ar(led in any otliei li-jlit tlian a- a l.reacli of pid)lii' lailli. 'I'lu: As>eiMlily liave alM( e\pre>-e(l tln'ir intentinti u! .'di-lainili;; frcmi niakin;; any prnvi-inn fur a elerk to the 'Trear-nrer '. tlie ecinseipu'ne;' (.f uliicli Munld lie that, wliile the Treasurer is Di-enpieii with his (hities in thi' I.e^islati\e Cunneil, hi> (illlee v. ill nf neei>.-ity he eiii>ed, hiuh fur the rei'eipt of taxes and fur the payment uf pid)lie ereditur.-. \u provision appeals to he intended fur inessenf;ir or ollice cleaner fur the olliees of the Colunial Secretary, Treasurer, or Siirveyur (iencral; so that their olliecs will remain iinswept, and, duriiij; winter, the lin-s nidit, niih'ss llio>e ulliceis pcrfurm the .-ervices fur themselves, or themselves defray the eusts of them. I ler .Maje:ty's Secretary of State has laid it do«ii that, in view of tin? small salary voted for the Alturncy (ieiicral, he is entitled lo the ciislomary fees. Hut tin- .\sseinhly have resolved that fees iiliall not lie allowed to him, and have dechneil lo provide salary lor hl.s clerk. It cannot he expected that tliir. iijliccr uill not oiilv pro-eciile Colonial criminals gratis, lint also at the same time fia'c^o his professional opportunities of detciidiii^' thi'iii lui' prulialilv hand.'-unii' reinnncratiuii. The I'u-t Ollice exists withunt any lejjal authority lo frame reLrnlatiuns or collect revenue, and I miist decline lonu'ei' to iiicnr the rcspu■a^illllily of nco;.;ni-i.i^' a (le|iartmcnt over which I Inive no legal eontrol. Thevie\\sof Iler Maje.-ty's ( ioiernnieiit on this siiliject may he gathered from the aeeoiii- punving copy of a Despatch liom Iler Majesty's Seerclaiy of Slate for the Cidonies. 'lliereisno |Ud\isioii made for the audit of ihe puhlie accounts heyoiid a pr of Niinaiino again to draw the .•itteiitioii of the A^seiidily to the insullicicui-y of sums proposed lo In' cxpeiuled for the recjuireineiils of that remote and isolated district, which cuntaiiis a |iopulalion of aliont s^mi employed in steady industry, which is the resort uf a large tonnage of sliippiiii;, and which furnishes the only Cohniial export. The revenue directly received from this district in l.sil,'; amounted io no less than .^-^'Jii dollars, he. ides indirect eonlrihutions which eainiot he accurately i siiuiated : and tin' amount which the Legislative ,\sseml)ly propose for the earrying on of the whole of the pnlilic lin^iiie-s of the district is the very inadeipiate sum of KOii dollars for "postmaster, liarhour master, and I'dllector of dues," no pruvisioii whatever lieing made fo' he expenses of the admini-lralioii of justice or fur the pruiei'iiun uf life and |irupcrty. Meanwhile, the euiise(|nciices of the ])ropose(l reduction have lieeu highly detrimental. A town second only in importance to Meturia has, liy these measures, lieen left without proper and sullicient magisterial ami police supervision, resulting in the nnchecked sale of ardi'iit s|iirils to the ahorigines, anil its conse- quent crimes of violence, and in iiiircslraincd rioting. The depriiing the harlionr uf that due attention from a harhutir master which the nmncrous ships freipienling it have a right to expect, in return for the dues charged against them, must iniurioiisly all'ect the char.icler of an important jiort. Iiisullieieni provision for the sujieriiilemleiiec and nianagcinent of the lighthouses must result in their deterioration, and in an increase of llie d.iiigcrs of uavigaliun. I enclo>e for the ioforniation of the As>enilily the copy of .1 letter received from the contractors for liruvisiuniug these estahlislniieiils, from which yuu will uliservc that the supplies will he stopped it' the outstanding dcht he not paid. The failure to jirovide for the conliiigenl and uuavoidalile expenses of uuiiaid magistriites will necessarily involve a restriction of the administration of justiee. No chiiritalile allowauee is proposed to lie made for the relief of destitution. It is ohviously the duty of a comniunily in which no laws exist for such a purpose to make some provision for the reliel of necessitous and .illlicted persons lieyond the iinceriaiu charity uf private individuals. The naval stjition of I'^sipiiuialt is to he left, apparently, witliuuf a single jiolicenian or .'i luck-np ; iind 1 think the uiireasonaiilencss and inipoliey ol omitting these precautious are ohvious in view uf the large extent lo which Iler Mai"sty's navy eonlriliules to the prosperity ami revenue of the Colony. The aniuiints pruposed to he voted fur statiunery, light, fuel, and printing are wholly iiisutllcieiit. The pidjiosed a]iprupiiation of '.^."lO dullars|for statiunery for the year IMiii has already heen exceeded; and 1 do nut, under existing circumstances, feel juslilied in .sanetiuning a further outlay for supply withiiut legal authority to do so. In addition to the foregoing, 1 would, liefore closing this communication, refer the Assemhly generally to my couimunicalion dated l''cliriiary iind, IsiKJ. lu conclusion, I would again carneslly impress upon the Legislative .Vssemhly the paraniuunt imporlanco of linding a practical solution for dillicidties frauglit with evil to the Coluiiy, und the 26 riJRTIIF.H I'APKRS RIXATIVK TO TI!K UNION OK VANCcilM.r, Ihi.anii, pnikiii^iitiim nf wliidi will pi'i)liiilily rcsiill in liirtln r piililic liijiirio which im future' jutidii cil' llii' mil-. I liiiNc, \r. (Si^rncd) A. I'). Ki AM.DV, (iiivcriior. nnikiii^iitiiiu nf wliidi I.fiii-laliirc cmild rciini Vaiuduvcr Island iNn. 71). Siii, Diiwiiin;,' Sirci't, Dccciiilicr .'id, 18(1"). With n'rcniiic kp inv l)i"-|ialcli No.'i", n{' the lltli of OcIciIht last, liaiiMTiiltiiii,' (•(i|ii(s of a coin'spoiidiMicc with the 'f'li'asiiiy and the Tost Ollici', ar< I'ar lu it had then pnicrcclrd, on thi- ri'^ndatioii (if the post in \'an('onvi r Islaiiil. I have tlio lionoMi' to rnrloso for your inlorriiatioii tho acconipanyiiij: copy of a furlhcr conuiuuiicalion from the TrcasiM-y. You will SCO that the l.onls C oMuuis-iioncrs of the Treasury fed that there Mould he f.'reat iticonvonienee in au iulerferi'liee »ith this suhject hy the (ioNernrnelil at home, and I ipiite share this feeliufi'. If the la^iislature refuse to pass thi' laws lu'cessaiy for e«tahlisliin{{ a uostiil system, it will he your dutv to exeit such authority as. in the opinion f>f your law ollieers, you IcL'ally possess to supply the want of leifislatiou. lint it you should lind that your lattfid powers as (iovernor are not sulriiient to prevent puhlic inconvenii'uic, it will he heltcr thai yon should lea\e the coinuuiuity to sutler the eons<'ipiences iniposeil ujion them Ky the lei;islatiou ^r uon IcL'islalion of their ri'prosentatives than that you should incur tlie rcspousihility of any |irueeediii^.'s which are mil warranted iiy law. I have, \( . Governor Kennedy, C.li. (Signeii; Kdw .\iiii Caudwkli.. &c. iV'e. <,>ueeu's Market, Wli.arf Street, Victoria, \A. Sm, .luly :t, iKiii;. A sKcoMi month's account has now heconu- ihw to us for supplies to the lishthmise. iinil there is no apparent prospect of the same hein;,' early liipiidated. As we have to jiay cash for the sanu', and till' remuneration not heiuir adequate to our iri^i"- credit, we Iicl' you will he kind (nMHiijIi to make known to us (at your earliest convenieuce) when we may depend on hein;: paid, hefore wu send the (juarterly rations now ordered for Kridav ne\t in advance. \Vc have, \;c. (Signed) llrrciiivsoN ,t Co. (I'er II. Myers.) P.S. — The two months now due is ])rincipally for supplies furnished on April "ith last. Thoro is nlso a tw(i inontlis' aicount against the \'ictoria .lail unpaiil. 'J'o \V. A. (i. Voun^r. Ksq. ( 'olouial Secretary. lie TIlL No. 12. No. I'i. Copy of a DESPATCH Irom (iovcnior Kknnkdv, C.B., to the Riglit Hon. Edwaiid Cakdwkli., M.i'. (No. 66.) (iovcninieiit Ilonsf, Victoria, .Viifiiist .'51, 18(5(5. (licccivi'd. OcMc.lur L'O, JHIKi.) SlU, (Answered. .\o. '.'1. Novenilicr Ki, IStii;, p. -17.) In cotiipiiuiico with tlic icqtiest of the I.C'oishitivc .\ssfiiil)ly of Vaiicouvpr Ishvnd, I hu\T the lioiimir to triiiisiiiit ccrfaiit fiirtlicr Hcsoliitioiis passed hy that i)0(ly on the »\ suhject of iiiiiim witii liritisii Cohiiiihia. These Kesohitioiis wefe passed five days before the Assembly expired by etlliix of time. I do not deem it necessary to occupy your time witli any comments upon the vakie of " Reprcsentiitive Government " as ])ractised in this Colony. The experience of the last two years may, I think, he taken as a fair criterion iti rcfrard to the i'uture. 1 hiive, &c. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell,M.P. (Signed) A.E.KENNEDY, A:c. &c. &.V. Governor. I'.ncl. ill N.i. 12. Knclosiire ill N,). I'J. Iirsoi.i-riov passed the Le-jislafive Asseinhly, Aufrust 2S, IHfifi. This House, anxious to see the Colonies of Vjincoiiver Island and Hritish Cohimhia united under one (iovernnuMit. and relying on those liheral and enlightened iirinei|)lc>s which now ha|>pily govern the relations of Her Majesty's (!o\erni!M ut with the Colonics of tireat Britain, (lassed. on the ^.Jth of Jainiary ls(;,"i, a series of resolutions exiiressing a willingness to suhtnit to any constitution which Her Majesty might he ])lease(l to grant, (laving from recent eireumstanci's, however, learned that Jler A Majesty's Ooveniment, contrary to the present <'olonial policy of (ireat liritain, contemplated in the i ■ scheinr' for uniting these Colonies a withdi.iwal of rejiresentative (jovernment from Vanemiver Island, 'j '1 this House is reluctantly cumpcUed to rescind those p(jrtions of such resolutions ahove mentioned .'is VANCOUVER ISLAND AND RWrriSII COLIIMHIA. 27 liiifilil lead llcr Miiji'Hly's (Mivcniiiiciil to lidicvi' tliat llils llciiisc, tlioii^'li --till ilr^ir(iii> (if a iiii'kiii with VAvrm vku llriti>li ( '(iliiiiiliia, is williiiff tn ri'liiM|iiiBli rc'iircsciitativc ( idVcniiniMil I'nr any advaiira;.'!' that inij,'lit I i'sp. accnic Ikiim ^ll(•ll Miiidii. Anil tlii-> llciiinc cxiuc^m's its aiilicsinn ti) tlic sciii ■^ nf risolutiinis iin tlir state ' of till' ('ciliiiiv passi'il liy this llniisi' on the '.'Isl .liiiir lMi;(;, and traiisinittrd tn llrr Majesty. 'J. 'That lll^ Kmi'Mi'Iicv (iiivrrniir Krnni'dy lie ri'siiritfiilly ri(iiii^trd to liMiisinil llir liiri'^joinij to llcr .Majesty's Secielary of State for tlie Culoiiies willidiii delay. (Si;;iied) .1. S. Mm. Ml Ms, S|ieaker. (Sif^iied) U. \V. 'riiiniivs, <'leik of the Iloiise. No. i;*. Coi'vol'ii DKSl'AT(;iI fiom CovcTiior A. E. Ki.nnki.v to the Kiglit Hon. tlic Kurl of C.'aunmivon. (iovcintiiciit House, Victoria, October 1, |s()f». No. i:i. (liii-liveil, Novelllliil- 10, ISIili.) (No. 77.) My I.oiii), I IIAV1-; the hoiioiii' to iickiio\vl((lj;c tlie receipt of your Desjiiiteh, No. '.\,* l.'Uli Aut;ust lM(i(i, triuisiiiittiiiji; it copy of tlie Act ptissed hy the ltii])erial I'tiiliiiiiieiit Ibr tlie union of the Colotiy of \'imcouver Ishiiid with the Coh)iiy of British {/'okiiiihia. \'oiir Lordship umy feel iissiircd that I will alford (ioveriior Seymour my cordial co-opeiiitioii in sup|)ortiiig (he jjoliiy of Her .Majesty's (iovernmeiit in the consolidation of these Colonies which it has lieeii my eartiest desiri: to see etfected. I heo' to otfer niy very u;iatetul thanks for the favoiirahle view you have been pleased to tiike of my administration of the oovernment of this Colony. I will place myself at (ioveiiior Seyniotir'.s disposal as to the time of my departure for Knjfland. I have, &c. 'J'he Uight Hon. the Karl of Carniu-von, (Signed) A. E. KENNEDY, &c. iVc. .Vc. Governor. No. II. Ciii'v of a DKSl'A'I'CH liotn the Oi-i k i;ii admimstkhim; the (iovi;K\\ii;.\T to the Rii;ht N" I !■ Hon. the Earl of Caiinaiivo.n. (No. !)0.) Mv Lout), Victoria, Vancouver Island, Novendier 19, isGO. ( Iti'coivid, .laiiiiury II, ISIiT.) i.\ XjUKII, . .,,.1.,,.., ., .,,,..,,.; I 1IAV1-; the honour to actiuaint you that the "British ('<)Uind)ia .Vet, ISfKi," ha.s been this day published tuid proclaimed in this place, in accordatice witli the terin.s of the .Act ; !Ui(l that therefore, (roni and after this date, the form of (iovernment existino- in Vancouver Island as a separate Colony ceases, and Vancouver Island becomes imited with British Coluiidiia, as |)rovided by the Act. I ha\e, &c. The Bight Hon. the Earl of Carnarvon, (Signed) WILLI A.M .\. (f. YOUNG. &C. \-c. iVc. No. I,'). Coi'V of a DESi'A'I'CH from (iovernor Sf.vmoih to the Right Hon. the Earl of Cah.naiivo.n. (No. I.) New Westminster, November iiO, 18()(). Mv Loiin, I liii'iiveil, Jamiiay it, lS(i7.) I HAVE the honour to report that I latuled in Victoria on tiie 7th instant. Go- vernor Kenneily had left the Colony, atid the administration of the (joverninent was in the himds of Mr. ^'outig, the ("oloniid Secretary. I was received with great loldness. but no disrespect, by a large concourse of people. I regretted to observe a look of e-\treme depression upon the town tmd its inhabitants. •2. On the Ibllowing day I received the aildresses i'rom the niiiyor and cor[)oration and from the lire brigade, copies of which 1 have the honour to enclose, together with copies of my rejilies. ;?. As 1 could take no share in the administration of the affairs of the Island until the union of the Colonies had been elfectcd, I proceeded to New Westminster on the KJth D -2 liltlTISlI Col.lMIIIA. Xo. I.'.. 38 FiiKTiir.u rArr.iis hklativk to 'riii; iinion of Uiim-M instant to rosuiiu" the (Uitics ol' my ollicv. I iiRl \vith ii iiiotit loyal and (,natil'viiiy '■(II, I MiiiA. reception. .|. 1 enclose t'opiis ol' Addresses inteiclmiij^ed with the ( 'iiy ( 'oiineil and llyaek l''ire Hriyade. I liiive, \'e. The Right lion, the Karl of Carnarvon, (Sijined) I'KMDKKICK SKYMOIIU. &c. &c. iVc. ijii'i. in N", Klicliisiui' 1 ill Nil. l.'i. Ill Niivrliilii'r iNlill, Annul. ^^ lirrsciitcd In his I'.Mi'lliiiiy l''nMiiM'ifk Scviiinur, (luMTiinr >•( lliiiisli (^iijiiinliiii, liy llii' Nhiynr unci C'iti/<'ns nt' Victuria. Wr, ilcr Miijf.-lv's InViil Miliji'i'ls, the mayor niiil citizens nl' \'iciiiii:i, Ih'^' cunliiilly tii wcjcuiiii' Vim as lair (idvcriMir, mill viiiild al-n cvtciiil mir iiiii;rniliilali(iii> tn Mis. .Si'yiiKiiii- mi Ium siilr arri\al at her new linnir. Hi'jii'viii^- that yiiil licsiic tlii' Hrllliriii;; nC cvriv portion of the Coliiliy, anil will rrailily siipport all liu'.-isiiics calriilatc'il 111 pioiniitr tlir ;.'i'm'ral yciod, we cariicv tly hiipc that uiidrr the Divine lilcssiiij; your K\eelieiu-y's aiiiiiiiiistiatinn may ciimhiee to the fjrowlh anil prosperity nl the uiiiteil ciilony. (Si;;iieil; L. l''iiASKl.i\, .Mayor, ____ and others. His I'lxcclleiiey's reply. Mil. M Willi \M) (il XTM.MI \, 1 Ri;i in r, «ith niiiili i;ratitiide the address wliieli you have presented to me on my arrival in this Cololiv. Mrs. .""eyimuir "ill liliewise feel ;;reatly indelitcd to you fur your Liiiil reeeplioii. I am fully aware that I owe to your loyalty alone llie address I now receiM', Imt I trust the time i^ not far distant when I may deserve some personal friendship at your hands. Kncl. •> in Nil. l.'i. Knelosure 'J in N^i. l"i. Anniti ss preseiitod to lli^ l'"Noelleney I'rederiek SeMinnir. (ioverniir of llrilish f'olumliia, liy the \'ieloria !■ ite Department. .May 1 r I'I.kask voiiii l'.\ii'.i.i,r.\rv. 'I'liK l'"ire Department of \'iitoria ln'u' lespei tfiilly to loiiM-ratulate your l!\cell('ney upo i vnr safe return to these -liores. Aeknowli'dfriiif;' and appreeiatiui; as we do the deep interest whieli your l''.xeelleiiry on nW oei;i-ior." formerly manili>ted in !lio>e in-lilutioiis having' for their (ilijeet the piililie jrood. we feel e 'ii(iil."it that the new era in our eolonial hi>tory, aliont to lie inaii;.'iirated liy \oiii fAiellency, wil! :■■,• ■ ,e of lirosjierity not only to the united ('olonies hut to this I )epailnient. ^'our Kxeelleney will lie pleased to learn, that, iiotwillislandin;.' the olistaeles wliiili lia\e nnavoidahly arisen duriiifj the present year, depriviiiir the deparlieent of piililie support, its memliers, reeoL'nizinfr the fact that the e\i>teiiee of an elliiient hire liriu'ade wii- es^eutially necessary for the proieition of the lives and property of the citizens of \'ictoria, have up to the iiriuent time, at their own exjieuse, naintaiiieil its iii\i;anization intact. Your F.\celleucy may rest assured that this address proceeds purely from a desire to express onr loyalty and respect towards one occiipyiiiif the liiudi position of the representative of our heloved {,tiu'en, and we e.irnestly hope that your Kxccllcncy and ludy may lie louu spared to spend many ha|ipy days amonjjist us. We have, \c. (Sififneil) ,1, ('. Kia;\.\N and other.s. To which lii< Kxcelleucy replied: — Ukxti.k.mkx, I i.\x assure you that I receive with feeliiiiis of great sati- lac tioii the addiess yon liaveheeii hind enoiifih to present to nie. I fully appreciate the seiilinieiits of loyally to Ilcr Majesty wliicli induced you to |,dve a cordial reception to Ilcr representative, '^'nii may di piiwi' !^nh^tantial aiKniiccincnt ha-^ inarkccl — that |i(riiiil, ami tl'ai liii' '•oiinNrifial cri-is wjiirh lins dviTtaki ii tIn'M' < 'ipliiiiirt has lalliri with less si'vi'i'ily iijiiin tlii I'lMinnnnity. 'lilt' |ia«t V ,ii liai I n line 111 |pi'ciiliar anxii'ly In ui"; anil \"iii' I'Ai'rIlcni'y'.- ii|iiiiirlinic |iri'S(Mi('f al till' scat (if till' liii| anil iiistllutinii^ nf llii'~r ( 'nlnnii's »i ic lakiii;; plari', a|i{ii'ai'('i(ler ilscli' ahuM' ihe wliolcsniiie cnnlrni nf pnhlic npiliinn. I can assnre you that .Mrs. Seyiiionr and inytclf were ;^rcally Innchcd at the i(ce|itinn accorded to us (111 (Uir arrival in New Westminster. I wonld lieji- \ou, the rcprc.-enlalives of the city, to convey ill mir joint names to your fellow cili/eiis onr very ^'lalefnl thanks for the cordial welcnme we have loeeived. Knclosure 4 in Xo. In. AiiniiKss (if the .\i;w Wi srMiNsri 1; l'"iiii Comi'.vnv to his Iai cllency Fkidiiikk Skv.moi 11, Cfovcnior of liritisli Colunihia. M.\V IT I'l.lASi: Vlll K I'AI 11 I.INCV, Wi , the ollicers and meinheis of the l'"ire Department of New Westminster, desire to offer to yonr Kxcelleiicy our warmest welcome upon yonr safe arrival in Hritish Colmnhia. We also liei? to assure yonr Kxcellency that dnrinj; yonr ahsemc we have looked forward with ph-asure to ynir relnrn, assured of its hcin;; the arrival ( f a warm Irieiid. eiie to whose IdMlness and foslcriiin- care the file Dep.'Utmcnt of New A\ e.slmiiisler (.wes, in a L'real treasure, its present stale of elliciency ; .ind while wc rejoice to niiive yon nnce ninre as onr eslccmed vcin(ir, the repre- sentative of our eiiieinii:, Snvercieii. wc trust wc may he ]icrmitrc(l tn (tier yonr l!\((lleucy and Mrs. Seymour onr earnest and hearty good wisliisi, with the ho|ie lliat many yearn of happiness may he vouelibafed to hntli. Wo have, ite. (Signed) F. (i. Kn ii.mids, Chief Engineer, and otliers. His lAcelleney replied as follows: — (ll.NI I.KMI-.N, I Tii.v.vK yoil very much for yonr address of welcome. I can assure you that Mrs. Seymour and myself feel very ^'ratelul for this manifestalien of ynur kindness, lollnwing so clo.i ly upn:i the warm and eeiierons reception yon accorded to us on onr arrival. You eertaiulv imiv rely (Hi my friendly etUirts to assist yonr department in everv way I can. D 3 TIncl. 4 In No. 13. .."I :w FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE UNION' OF lii:iTisii Altlimis'i I liMni with n'jrict tliat your servircs liitvc been in miiisuall) lii (|iiciil rciiui'sf of late, ('(iLTAUiiA. j|^^_ accimiits 1 licar ol' ymir pi'i-l'iinnaiices in tiiric dI' iiimmI arc niu-i ^Talitj in^'. I am very ;,'la(l to Hud myself miionj^st yiiii a^jaiii, and felt tlic (illier i]i;,'lil very Uiiieli as if i was rotiirniiiLT ti) a liume. INo, Hi. No. 16. Copy of ;i DESPATCH iroin ( iovonior Skv.moi ii to the liii^lit Hon. the Kmi of Cau.nauviin. (No. 2.) Nrw WestniinsttT, Novriiil)tT 21, iHfiO. T^Iy 1^,,I,P^ ni.r,iv,-,|,.I„hN;,iy II. 1S,,T., I iiAVK tlif lionour to stiitc tliat on tlic J!)tli instant, at noon, I ))rocliiiinc(l tlie Imperial Act "J!) iV 3(1 \'i('toria, cliajitei- (i7, siiniillanooiislv in Victoria and New West- minster, and thus effected the union ol'the Colonies. 2. There was no enthusiasm or excitement shown in either town. Yet I helieve that in each the prevalent opinion is that a wise measure has Iicii taken iiyllie lin]R'rial Govermnenl. ;5. I enclose certified copies of the ])r()claniation. I have, \.v. The Ri.uht Hon. the Fari of Carnarvon, (Sinncl) FRKDKRICK SEV.MOrR. v^c. &c. iVc. i;iicl. iiiN.i. li'- faii-ldsare in Nn. 1(1. SlieriH"- Olticc, .New W'estuiinsler, Sill, .Niiveiiilier 111, IsCi;. I iiAVj; tlie hniimir t(i enelose lierewitii, Im liis KxicUeiiey's infiirinaticMi, "Tlie riiimi IVn- el;MMatii)ii, lsi;t>," wliicli 1 have (as ccrtilied tlierrnii) dnly pnhli.-hed and prnelaiined ;it niicin this v;c. 'I"he ll.ni. .\rtlnn N. Itirch, J. A. It. II^mmi, The Colonial .Secretary of llritish Columlii.i. Arlin^' lli;,di .Slieril!'. Know all men liy these jiresenls that 1, .loshna .\ttwiiod HiyiuiiilH Homer, lii;,di sheritV of the Colony of liritish ('ohunl>ia, and inidcr and hy virtue of anlhcnity in me in .mhIi hehalf dtdy vested, do hereby notify to all Her Majesty's solijects, and whom el.se it iii;iy eoiicern, that I h.i e on this Monday, the nineteenth day of .No\end)er, in the year of mir l.ord oiw tlion-and ei;;lil hnndred ami sixti'-six, (Inly .and puMiily read, pnlili-lied, and proclaimed the I'roclamaiion hereunto aii'icxed, hv his Kxeellency l're(iiricU Seymour, (iuvernor of the -aid ( 'olony, at the Trca-uiy linildin^'s v.lthin the city of New W eslminstcr, in the said Colony of liritish ( 'olninhia, at the honr of tweKc jit noon. .\s witness my hand .md seal this nineteenth day of .\o\cndicr, i]i the year of onr Lord one thou- sand eijrht hnndred and sixty-six. (i.s.; .1. .\. I!. lIoMHii, Actio;,' i!if;h Sheriff for llritish ColiMidaa. The within I'roelamation was read iind proehiiined. and these presints executed, hy the saiil .hishn.t Atlwood Uevnolds llomei, in the ]ireseMc( ol - C. Ili.'i «. ' I'. ( jiMiM ■. \\ , I'li.whs. 1 re,|.-nrer. Ill xii^ I'. I'l Mitt (hi \M.. .Attorney 'Jeneral. .\uTiiiii 'j'. Hi slim, ltej{istnir-(ieneiiil. I'liori.A.MA riox hy his Ilxcelleney Krcdirick Seyiiionr. (io\ernor and ( 'omiii;oider-in-( 'hief ol Her Majesty's Colony of Hritisli Colnmliia and its Dependencies, V ice-admiral of the same, .Ve. \Vmi;iii \s hy an Act of Parliament made and pas-ed in the session of tlie lmp..ial I'arliameul holden in the y.nh and ;io|h yrar of the rei^;!! of Her ALijcsly (.liieen \ictoria, eluipter HT, iiilitnle(i •■ .\n Act for the Inion of the ( 'olony ol \'ancoiiver l-land with tin- Colony of itriti-h Colnmhia," it was anioiiL' other tliinirs en.acted that from and inmiediatidy .after the proi l.iination nf the ,dio\e- mentioned ;\cl of I'arliane'iit hy the Ciovenior of llrili-li < oliiiiihi.i, the ('olony of \'ancon\er Island shonld he uniteil with the ( '(dony of l!rili-li ( 'olnmliii and form oic ( olony in manner in such Act mentioned : VAX(J()IIVER ISLAND AND BIIITISH COLUMBIA. 31 .Niiw, tlicivfdrc, I, I'Vcilcrick Seym mr, (lovmior ol' the s^aid C'liloiiy ni' inl;! m C(iliiiiiliiii, aid (iovernor, do hcrcliy further prndaim ami piihli^h that, nofwithstandiiii,' the union aforesaid, the laws in force at the proilamation hereof in the separate rolmiies of Itriti-h Colninhia and \ancoiivc|- Island iespecli\cly, niilil it iscitherwise provided hy lawfnl anlliority, shall remain in force as if the said Act had not liecn passed or procl;iimed : save only that the laws relatin;r to the Itcvenne of ( 'ii>toms ill force in Hrili>li ( ohimhia at the iiroclamatioii hereof, ^hall. niiiil otherwise provided h;. lawful ;uithority, extend and ,i])ply to Xaiicoiivcr Inland ; and niitil it is otherwise pro- vidcil hy l.iwl'iil authority, the (iovernor of liriti>li Coliunhia .-hall Inne, in -elation to liii' tiTritory for the tiiiH' licinir under his government, all the pijwers and authorities for the time heiiij^ vested, iti relation to the I'niled Kin^olom, in th- Comniissiciners of Her Majesty's Treasury or in the Coniinis- sioners of iler Majc-ty Cnstipins. witi' res]iect to tlii' appoin. iieiit of Harelnnisinff ports, .•iiui the approval and appointment of warehouses or |)laces of -ecnrity in -uch ports, and everythinj^ coiiseiiucnt thereon or relative thereto. ,\lid I, till' said (iovernor. do Innehy fnrtlier proclaim and ])uljlish that all and siimnlar other the clauses and provisions of the said .\it, shall take full elh'ct in the said Colonies and Depcr.deiicies so '.iiiited as afiresaiil, nndiT the name uf Hritish ('oininhia. as and from the proclamation hereof. This proclamation inav he citeil as "The riu..n l'ri«'lam:,tion, lsi;(l." Issued under llie jinhlic -cal of llii> CoLmyof Hritish (^olunihia, at New Westminster. Hritish Odnndiia, this Seieiiteenth day of Novemlier, in the ye.ir of our Lord One thoiisainl I'iirlit liumlri d and si\ty-si\, and in tie Thirtieth year ol Her Majc-ty's rei^jii. Hy command. .Viuiii II N. HiiKir, Colonial Secretary, liod save the <,'ueetl. No. 17. No. 17. Corv of ii DllSPATCII (Voiii (iovt-nmr .Skv.moih lo the Iliirht Hon. tlie Earl uf Caunarvov. ,,i( (No. I.) Victoria, ^i 1st December I s(J6. i\Iv Loud, (Uc.viu.,l, K,l,. L'.-,, INCT.) I iiam; had tlie honour to receive voiir Loi(lshi|)'s Despatch \o. 1."),* ol" the *!'»<"•••"'• ;Mst ()ctoi)er, jiiacitiL!; on record some of the motives 1)\- \vl.iv.h Ikr Majesty's (loverti- jnent were actuated in elVectiiiu; the cotii|ilete union of ^ ancoiiver island witli Hritish ( 'oiiimbiii. 2. I liav forwarded a copy of your Lordship's Desptitcii to the hite Speaker of the House of Assci. silly, and have caused it to he inserted in tlie (ia/ette. I consider it caicuhitid loed'ecl imicli j;ood in calminL,' locid irritation, ^'anc(lllvcr Island is now in 11 state of j^reat depression, but I b lieve tliat most persons are saiioiime as to the future of the united ( 'nhiny. I h.ivc, iVc. The UiRht lion, the Karl of Carnarvo.i, (Sij-iied) FKKDKKICK SKYMOL'H. &c. \c. \c. New Westminster, .fanuarv II, ls(!7. iijcviici. r,.i, •_'.'., iHiiT. 1 No. IH. Copy of a DKSi'ATCH from Oovertior Skvmoi u to the KioJit Hon. the Karl of Cvll.NAItVON. (No. •2:\.) M> Lout), I iNtoiiMrii your Lordship in my Di-sjiateh No. I,* of 'Jiith of Noveiuber. that ! had been riceived with urcat coldness in Victoria, with coiisidirabje \varnitii in New Wesfniiiister. '2. I considered it advi.salile to return, shortly after union liad been ett'ected, to the former town, luid endeavour to reiuo\o the suspicion with which my assumption of the No. is. ' imiro 27. 32 lUllTHKK )V\PEUS KKLATIVK TO THE lI^M()N OF Buni«n Govornnicnt ol' thi' island wiis cvidi-iitly received. Duties, too, of a very important and Ciii.i Mi'.iA. f.„. j',.f„„ plcns;int nutnre, rc'(]iiired my jiresence in tlie capital ol' the lute Colony of \'aneou\ii' I^land. I bail to prejiare measures for the ama]i,MmiitioM of t lie laws ol' the two sections of iIk coninumit\-. tn (use into one two distinct stall's of pMhlic' oliicers, and to ])rovi(le without Iciiislative assistance for many dillieidt details which it woidd have been impossiijle for your Lordship to have foreseen. Xo Appropriation Act had l)een passed. The conllict ol some of the laws of the two sections of the Colony rendered it necessary for me, in more than one instance, to taki' very extraordinary ])owt'r-^ into mv hands. Tlusc (|ne-lions will form the suhjects of distinti reports. 'I'he l)cs|i:itcli >vliii-li 1 am now writ ii\L;' has i'or its oliject only to iniorm you of the inijjrovi'd relations niiw suhsi.-tiiin' lietweeii the inliahitauls of A'aucouver Island and myself. :i. I hav( the honour to 1'oruard : — istly. An address jiresentcd to me by the new mayor of Victoria, .and of my reply. 'indly. One from the minister and uianat;ers rcpresentini; .St. .Andrews' Church in Victoria, and my re])ly. .''avc wei\' ^^cncrally satisfactory. X'icloiia |)ri'sents evciy aspect of a(!\(isity, yet I think a fci^liiiL; maierally pre\-ails that la Iter days are betiire us. ."). The Ih'ilish Ciilumbian ('u>-toms .\ct lia< been extended over \'ancoii\ir Isl.ind withiail ( inli;iiras>m. lit. I have establisla'il, in obediein'e to the iiistriu'lions ol' yiJiir I,ordslii|)"s ]irede(a'>sor, a most liberal system of bondi'iu'. (i. It may seem piahaps :i trinin:^ ni:iller t:i mention oiilci.dly, but I would bei; k'ave to state that ('ui'inu' my inpiilli's stay in \'iei'iiia I :;:,vi' threi' bulb, wliicli were vei\' Mimeroiislv aiieiidi'd. I do not beheve that a 'iiiLi'le pcr>on iii\lted declined to ciaiie lia' political I'l'asons. 7. 'I'he Island I're-^s Ikh becona' mo li ra'e in its lone. The '' f'.veniii:^- Telegraph," wiiicli excelled all other periodicals in invective, has ceased to exist. H. I enclose, as a ■ • d' the distrust which prevailed in rcuaiii to my adniinis- tratioii, a memo'''. . .erf-" 'lu' naiMval of ceilinii public oliice<, toiri'tiii'r with my reply. I li;ive, iVc. The lli-ht Hon. the Ka,; of Carnarvon, (Sijiued) rilKDHUK 'K .SKV.MOi'U. kc. iVc. &c. r.ll'l 1 in Nil. IS. l'aicli>siivr 1 ill \ll. IH, ;\l)l)iu.ss |irrM'iilcil tu (iincnicir .ScyiiKiiir l>y llio Maynr ami ('(irpunilinii ol llie Cily ol \'i( X'i'ami.i, X'aiiri.ii'.ci- Nl.-iiiil, Ilia' .Miijivsty'.s luydl and Jevoti'il Milijt'i'ts, lie;;' In Wflcdinc viiiir I'.M'rIlciicy t(p this cily lis (Jiimtikh' of die Colony anil rcprcsiiilativc of our mnsi •_'iiiiiou- Sincn-ifrii (.liiiaai \'i(tori;i. We tiu-l lli.Mt micler till' u'liiilaiwi' ;iiiil I'o-tcriiii,' euro of your Kxcrlleiicv {aililie corilidi'iire will lie le-lored. aiiil lliat trade ,ind coiiinieice will a'.'aiii lie prosperous and llouiisliiiiL' lliroii;;lioMl the entire C.iloiiy. We leel that we sh.ill .'il :dl liuie^ find in vonr I'Xeelleiiey .in .aMe advoeat" of all ineasiires whicli may tend to SI. '.if;tlieii and Mi|ipoit our iiHiniei|ial iiislitntioii-, and |ii(iiiiote the he.-t inteirsts of the city of Vieloria. In iilVi'riliLr our eonur.itnlations on your I'Aeidleney's safe arrival in the Colony, we lie^ also to extend .a most cordial Mideiane to Mrs. .Seymour, and hope that yoa may holli enjoy the hk's.sinf.'s id' health and li.'i{i|iiiiess. \\r h.ne, \c. (Si;,rn.'(l) W. .1. M( DoNAMi, Mayor, Kii iiMii) i.i WIS, Couneilliir, and others, (iiiviMiioi Si v.Moiii's lleply. .Mil. M \iiiii AM) tir.Nri.i;.Mi'.\ or riii, ('in \eii or \'ii iniii.v, I rill, iiiiieh (ihli;f('(H'or your ;.'iio(lnes.s in ])re.sentinL' ine with an addres' of wilcoine to your oity, and (ally a|)preciatt' the Meiitiiiiciit ol' loyalty towards our .Sovereign which has dictated it. I VANCODVKli ISLAND AND BRITISH COJ.UMBIA. 33 I fear that so Imii; iis f,'(iM icin.'iiiiH lln' {>ilij('i|ial -t;i|il(' of llii' (.'nlony iiiiicli more will dcprnd ii|)(in till' MK'i'css (if the |iro>|ii'i|iir tlmii llic skill of llic iiiliniiiisti'ator or tlii' wisiloiii of tin law iiii'kcr; liiit I may assiin' ymi lliat you inay ilcpclKl upon uiy nm^l anxious dc-irc to rany out sucli iMcasurcs as may appear lii'iu'liii il to llii' fomimmity at Imi-^-c. I liTcally ic:,'r('l lo pi'iiwivc aliiiiidant cviili'i lliat llic yrar ahout to close lia> not heen one of |iro-pi'rily, yet I allow my eli .o hope that the present (Ic-pondeiicy will lie dispidli'd, and a revival of eonfnienee lal:e IH plaee. 'rhi.ii;;li the liiianee- in hoth section- of the < 'olony are much einharrassed, I IrusI that re(lncliou- in llie puhlic eslahli-lnnenls, aided hy ihe daily dimini-liiny demand for expenditure on pulilic v.oil, of Hia;^'nilude on ihe mainland, may hrin^' mallcr> lo a more satislai-lory condition. ^■ou may rely n| .!■ my mn-lanl de-ire to :lren;;lhiu and -upporl ycair numii'ipal institutions, and proniolc the 111'- 1 iulere-ls of the city of N'ieloria. 'riion!;h all that remains of the ome eornplete fn'cdom of vonr port. I do not think the comnn-ree (if Victoria will snd' •• In .oii-'-ipn'ni'e, as the most lilicral sy-ti ni of liondin;; will lie inlrodnced. I trust that til" prospc i'v . I vour city, as well .'is of the l-land jii'uerally. may lii' soon promot.'d liy the ah'ilitioii 1.1 'ii\ .' estates which pre-.-i's heavily in limes of dillieulty. Mrs. .'>eymo.,'' i' ..' • n ■ 'y sirieerely in the expression of ohliuatiou with which 1 commenced my reply to your ad ■ : ». Ili.'iriMi I ol.l ,II1IA. Kiiclosure 'J ill Xo. 1H. AliiiiM -- prc-eiitcd to ( iovernor Seymonr liy the Minister and M.inajjers of the .Si. .Vndrew's (hnrch of ^rntland at \ictoria. W \\ II I'l I. \-l \ III I: I'Ai I I I I \i 1 , \Vi . the niider.sii.'ned mini.-ter and iiianaL'iis represi iitin^r St. .Andrew's riinrch estabiiheil in the city of \'icloria, :nid in coimexioii with the church of .Seotland, ilesire mo>l heartilv t'on<,'ratnlate you on Miur I'/McllciicyV pre-ent ad'. ent imion;:st ns as the represi'ntati\e of our lieloved .SovereiL'u (jiueen Victoria, and a- (J'lvernor i I'tlie I'nited ( 'oloiiies of Vancouver Island and Itritish ('olnmliia. The liraneh of the Natiiinid ( 'hnrch to which we helonjf w;i- e-tjdili>lied liy ,\ct of I'arliainent, af an early date in the hi-tory ol oiu' I'rotc-lant faith, l-'iiio, was -oieinidy ratilieil and eontinncd liv .\cl of Kill',' .lames \'l., l.'<;i'„', a.id Act of kinjj ( 'liarles 1., lilll. Durilif.'- the :lim years of her existence .she has lieen ili-tiii};iii'"hcd hy her loyally ,'iml nioderation, the strii^j^les she has iiiider;;one in niaintainiii;; a well dcliiii'd union of th clnuch and state, the illustrious n.nncs of tho.-e who have taken part in her iiiinisliy. and t'le .\i' i i'--ful education of a pioii.s, iiitelli;;ent, and industrious l"'"l'l''- ,\- in duly himiiil, and a» a f'hri !.■• . iii;i,.li. it i- our e.iniest ilc-iiC. and will le the suhject of our const.'iiit prayer, that tlii^ irf ' llei> 'i' the ('liurch, the only -oince of true wisdom to all rulers, liotli civil and ecclesiasii. .o, m ; .: inw ymir l''.xcellency with every reipiisite ;;ilt and yrace, and aliundanlly hie- uiiir .".l ni ■ ••( '-i >l :he allair- of the now united {'olonies, so that peace, prospi'rity, and liap,..ne-s may (h-'iu;^ '-'i :• <■ whole eoiirM' o|' yonr llxcelU'iicy's rule. That yonr l'\r' ;, . ',i ;,,, ! ■ ■ net', to till' people at l.iri;!', is the earnest prayer of (Sif^ueili TiiiiM v- SoMi KMi.i.i, M.A. H. \V.\ .i..\ci:, and other-. l-'.iu-l. 'J in Nu. I". '-/ (iovernor SivMinu'- Iteply. (ll \ll I Ml X', I iii.vxK ynii very deeply for It.e address yon, the minister and inamurers repre-entiii),' St. Andrew's Cliuri h of \'ictoria and in connexion with the C'hnrili of .Scotland, have Jiisl delivered lo me. I am well .aware 'if the hi-tory of the ( 'hnrch of Scotla:'.d. in who-c woi-hip I have often joined with devotion anil I trust henelit 'luring; my happy Msit- to the North. I am well as-nred c'' vour I 'i\ to the So\eiei;.'n whom I have the hoiionr temporarily to ri present in tlii^ Colouy, and 1 i. tr.-i th ■, l.iuilty and your C'hrisliaii spirit will imliire you to jVive me ereilil for f:ood inoliM'-, at ' in :t\c p" ;or'".inci' of the dutn's which are liefore nie. I sincerely join ;• a the ;i,.'. ,i ' l-.it iicee, pro.-perity, and happiness may llonri-h within the united (.'olony. \hii'h ll the your Kneliisiiri' .'5 in No. If. Aiiniii -s from Cowichan. To. fi i.owiiiir .\ddre-s from the Settlers, l!e>lileiils, and Property I lolders in the ( 'owichau V.illey was preseiiteil on .Saturday to the (oi\eruor. M A> 11 I II \-l ^ OI II I'.XI I I I I XI \, \\i, the under- i;4ncd inhaliitaiit- ol ('owich.m. k. '^ mo-i le-peclt'iilly to iiii;ir.itnlale your l''.xcelleney mi Ihe safe arriv.il of yourself and Mr-. .Seymour in the Colony, ami we Iru.-I > on may liolh he pre-crvrd in the iiiiintennpled en|oynieiil of perfecl hc.illh, and tli.il your stay .imoii;.'- ns m.iy ever lie ie).Mldcil with plci-urc ami '.'raldiciiiion. As inhaliitaiit- of the iiio-l impnrlan. aetiiulliiriii .""liii.nl in the ( 'olom , we ti u-l ilwill -nil yonr I'ixci'llency'- convc'iiciice, at an e .rly date, lo alloril us an iipportunily of niiiiij;- \our I'Acelleiicy M p"i-on,d \.i|ri'iiii-. froiii which we r.'ijiei we are liy distance at present excluded. We lo trie t wc mav he permit I. 'd mo^t ic-peel Hilly lo ex p; ess iiiu' hope that the united ( 'olony of Itritish ( iilninhia iltid Valieiinver Islai.d may, imikr yonr I'A( 'lleiicy, ;-u .'leadily inerea-e in popni.-i- T Kml. 1 ill .Xu, 1-. ^ --— tr-- .'51 Fl'RTIIER PAPERS RKLATIVK TO TIIK IXIOX OF Biinisii ti,||, mi, I Hdilth lis iiiiiv afln iiir l'".\'c('ll('iii-y tlic wcll-iiU'iitrd approv.-il iit' success, mill jrivc ncfaHiDii L'lii.i Mi;iA. 1,1 .||j iiiiii,.,. ^|,|||. I'Xcollcncvs < invcriiiiu'iil tii loiiU li.ul; iipiiii vniii ,ii|i, iuistviitiini /is the wisely (lirci'^i'd (•■iTiiineiiceiiichI of a cireev of liealtliy projrre.-s, and tliaf this eaiiiesi, and sincere lio|ie may he fully ai rMni|ili-lied, we irust that the hlessiiiif iif tioil may attend ni)oii all vonr cinnisels. Ue have. \e. (SiL;ne(l) \Vm, Sin i.ditv lti:F.ef., Minister of ( 'owielian, and aliove "lO others. ii on behalf of certain '.(' si^fiHM's of il. I am si.eritv return to these His I'Acelleiicy, in replyinfi to the address, said :— (ii:\ ri.i:Mi'.\', It is with frrcat |iliasnre that I receive the address presei..( inhaliilauts of Cowichan. .\lrs. Seymipur joins with me in cordial Ihaii.. sure our -lay in tile ('i>louv will he attended with pleasure to us -lioul.l shores. I shall have i.n'cal pleasure in iiayiu)X you an early hut, short \isit, in anticipation of a nnire lcn<;lliencd one at a season of the year less unpropitious to the lalionr of the fanner. I siiucrelv trust that tln' hope you express ihal the Colony may increase in jiopuialioii and wealth may lie reaiized. 1 know no liritish dependency more favoured liy nature, and we waul hut the estahli.-hnieiil of reji'ular steam conuuuuiialion with llie Mother I'oiuitry to indiu'e many immi;;rants to avail theniselvea of the vast resources ol' Ihili.-h Columlila. I am not without hope that such com- luiiiiicatiuii will lie speedily estalilislicd with the assistance of the Imperial < MUeniiiieiit. lielievinir that the wucli incisures as shall le-iore c.inliileucc .uid L'ive free scope to the capital and wisely directed cueri^ies of all ; and that tlie ]irosperity of the entire ( 'oloiiy will he promoted hy your l-Acellency's ahle, imparti.d. ;iiid economic.d adininislration. \Vc wij acipiainied with the iiihahitants of your town. I liidievi' fullv in your loyalty to the ',iuecu, ,iud ;;raleful|v accipt your coii;;ralul:iliMiis on mv apliointnn 111 as ller .'Slaiesly s representativi' in this Colony. .\ii cMieme pie-snre o| husine.s prevented my p.ivini; y(ui more than a few hours visit on a recent occasion, hut I trust ere loii;,' to havi' the plea.-nre ,vii in, lOsip .''III, Victoria, Decemhir 'Jl, l.^ilii. I wisu formally to express tlil'oii).dl yminy thanks to the inh.'ihit.'ints ol Nanaimo whoalleiidcd till' pnhlii' mcctin;r ovr'i' which yon presideii, .'ind franu'd an address of welcome to nie. 1 hope ihal till' yentleiiien who proposed In lonn .'i deputation to present thi' ,'iddress fully inidcr- Ktood that it was a ref,'uri| lor their conifuil aloiii! in the exiremi'ly inelement iiiKlit of liusl .Monday m VANCOrVKR ISLAND AND HHITISn rOLTMBFA. 35 rii.y «liiiti iircvi'iiird iiiy rrcciviii;,' tlirm mi liiKiril II. M. S, '■ S|i;iiT(iuli:nvk." :it lln' l:it' lidiir .'it mIiicIi lliu liiinisii niCMlill^' lllnkc 11)1. On.i Mlll.\. I r;.'('iil pi'iviid' l)iisiiiiT,> |jr('V('Mt<'\i;i\\ 111- iii()>l ii.i|>|)y III i-cd'ivi' till' ;i(lilrrs> in iiiiy maiiiirr Tiin>t cnnvniiriit tii llir pi'Oplr of \;ni,-iiiiiii, I tiiivr, iVr. (Signnd) Kim 111:1111 k Si v.miuii. I!. I)i \--Mi 111, i'Ni|., lo His I'iM-i'lli'iicy ( iiiviTiior SiiMm 11. M \^ IT 1 1.1 am: VIII II Km 11. mm v. N:iii.iiiiiii, !!.('., Dnriiilirr |<), Isfli;. Ai 11 piililir iiirrtiiiL' lii'lil .il tlif CiiMir lloiisi' ill tills tinvii iiii Tin^ilay, Di.'ci'iiilirr tlic IKtIi IHi;i;. .■iI'liM- lnariiiL; Inuii tlir ■ liiiiriiiaii that yi iir Kxrclli'iny wished thi' niclipsi'd addn-si'd mmiI thiipiitrh Mr. I'VaiiMyii or Mr. Smiih^'ati' il wa- irsiilvcil liy thi' nicrtiiiL': "That wlincas thf chairiMaii of tin' |iiili|ir iiiri'liiij.' Ia>t iii;;lit lias ic|i(iili'd tli;il llir ( mimmiidi- wishes our address to he sent throii^di Mr. (''raiiklyii III Mi. Siiiitli;,Mte : it is hereliy resolved, that W(M'\|)ress our ilisa|)|iiiiiit!iieiit with this reci'iitioii, ami that under the eireiiiiistiuiees we forward thi' aililress hy mail, witli a eopv of this re>o|iitioii." I ha\e, Ae. (Sif,'iied) II. l)r\>.\iriii. Mis i'.xeelleiiey (ioveriior Si VMoi 11 to H. I)i v>mi in, Ksi|. Sii:, New We^tiiiiii-ler, Deeniilur 'Ji-, lsi;i;. I 11 w I had the lionimr to rereive your letter .if the I Kill iii.-laiil, iiifoniiiiiii me that lit a |iiilp|ie liiei tin;,' held at .\:iiiailiio it was resolved to e\iiies> the disa|i|ioilitiiient of the people at the leeepti.iu wliiili all adihe>.- proposed to lie preM'iited to me met with. 'I'liere imi.-t he MHiie mi-apiirehensioii in the matter. "\'im eaine 011 hoard II. M.S. Sparruwhawk at 1) |i.m. nil the 17th Deeeiiilier. It was raining' in torrents. Tile only eommiiiiication lietween tin ship and the sliori' w;is liy a plank riiniiins from the wharf to the main rijiiriii;,'. Ifiider these lireiim-taiiees I iiiformed yon that I eiinid not think of a>kiii^' any deputation to meet me on -n ineleineiit a iii;.dit in ko eoiiifnrtle^-, if not dan;.'eriins .a maimer: tlia' il w:is alisolntely iieee>>aiy that I slioiild lie in \ietoria on the lollowinj; day, and that therefore I would reeeive the address in any ni;iniier nio-t eoiiveiiieiit to the inhaliitaiit-. I then siiL'L'e-ted that it iiiiirht eonveniently come either tliriiii^fh Mr. Kranklvn or Mr. Sontln^ali'. I lielieve llial I further infuiined yon that it w.is my iiilentioii to pay your town a lii'iri- leiietheiied vi-il in the -priiiL'. I ileepiv re;_'ret that a re;;aid for the eoinenieiii-e of the inhahilants of .Naiiainio should have heeii iiiIm oiistrncd into a want ul respeit. I eiielo~e a reply to the address. 1 have, .Ve.. (Si;;iieil) l''i(i III iiRK Slvmoiii. K.neloMire .j in No. I.s. The I'niilie Olliies. — .Address to the (iovcrnor, and lieply. At :i mei-tin^ of the i-ili/eiis of Victoria, held on ;he 'jNt Inst., it was unanimonsly ii>ii|vei| that the following' addles- he pre-iiited to His fXie'leney thedineriior hy a deputation of the followiii:; ^reiitleinen : Mr. II. lihode-, resident partner of the liou-e of Messrs. .lanioii, ( ireeii, :iiiil lihoileSj nierehant- : Mi. .*>tiepliard, maiia;:er of the jjaiik of liritish N'miIi \iiierii a; Mr .1. liohertson .^lewr.vt^ repre-eiitiiii.' the house of Mes-rs. Law renee, ( l.irk, .mil .loyee, inerehaiits : Mr. J. ( '. Nieholsoii, represent ill',' Messrs. Diek-on, ( 'amphell \; ( 'o., inereliants: Mr. .1. K. MiCreieh, harri-ter-,it-law ; .lames Trimlile, pliysieian, Mr. ( '. W . W.illaie, iinreliant ; with the seleei.il niemliers of the l.e;.'islative ( 'ouiiiil fir the 1 it y of \'ielori.i, .1. II. llelmekeli, I'lsip, and .\. 1 )e ( osiiios. I'Nip The d lintatioii haviiiL' waited ii|ioii Ids IXeelleney yesterday, at one oVIoek, the secretary icid the address ; 'I'll his Kxeelleiny tioveniur .Seyiimnr, (ioveriioi, \'e. M\V II I'l I \s| ^'(11 11 K\i I 1 MM v, — It heiiie lieiiij,' eomnionly rejiorted that several of tlie iiio~l v.'iln.ihle institntiiuis of \'anciinver Isl.'inil, amoiiL' wliieh we in.iy specify the Ciinrts of Law, the Land Ollice, and the ( )llice for the lieui'-tration of I )eiil-, are shortly to he eluded and leinnved to >ome ntlier part of the I 'oloiiy. we ha\e deemed it advis:ilile lo appoint a ilepntalioii to wail ii]ioii your I'Aeelleiicy on this occasion. We would. 111 the lir-l pi, ice, stale that we have not lieen indneed In lake tin- step liy moli\es of idle ( nriosit), or with the view of emhariassiiiL,' your L'oM'inmeiit ; on he contrary, we hci; to assure your |v-.celleiicy thai we shall .ilw.iy,- he found re.iily to lend our enidi.il ;ilid e,inie-l support lo every sound and just me:i-iire Inn i 111; the u'ood of the ( '. iloiiy in view. On ilie pic-enl .111:1- ion we leel lh;il our dearest inlcre-l- are at stake ; we, :inil tlio-e whom we represent, liav.' toiled and kihonred for yens p:ist to liiiild lip and promote the welfare of llii.K ('oliiiiy, and it h:is hecure a home fur oiiiseKe- and f.imilies; our fortune- are pledeed for it- -nppiirt : we have paid aP the e peiises of its :iilniiiii-lralioii : the pnhlie revenue i.s eipi:d lo to its necessary expcndituie. N\'e, .hercfore, can discmer no e;inse lor inlerfer.nce with its imlispensalile institutions. EiK'l. ,^ in in No. If. J E )i ;5C irilTIIKR I'Al'KUS RKLAIIVI'; TO THK I'NION OF i;i,irisii While fur tlicsi' rpasciiii< we do iKit hclii'vc the n'piirts in i|ii('.-ti(iii, imr liiiit yoiii' I'-xccllciicy rniild Cix.i Miiu. I'vcr ^criiiu-ly I'litcrliiiii siicli views, or ciiiiteiiiiiliili' ihc er.tnrceiiuMit nl' iiicnsiires sii ciintrary to llie — ~ i!}a\iiii> of MiiMid policy. oC inililic conviMiience, and of llie e^sellti,■ll «alit> of a niereaiilile coniMiiiiiily, we would n>|iei-tfu!ly reiire-oiil that tlicre exists a |irol(miid aiititnti(nial resource and i)roteeti(Mi, as \v(dl a> of all power and eontnd in the iiianaL'ernent of our own ali'airs: lint then' is uo altiunalivo left, as your I'Accdleucy iniw li(ddsaud praeti- , Chairman. Mi- I'Acellency rctorncd th.' I'oll'.wiuu' reply: — (if A ii.i.Mi.N. — I :nii glad, -iiue puhlic di.-lrnst e\i-l-, tha: you have adrt lime vested in me shall he usci\, I inaKe no |irofes-ions. I shall leave the people to judge. ^'on iiiijuire if the Courts of !,aw, tin- l.-ind Ollice, .ind the ( )llice dr the Kejiistration of Dei iK are ■•hortly to he i losed ;niil removed to -onu' other poitiou of the ('ilouy. With rcL' ird to the first point a rel'i rence to a letter which I recently addresseil in reply to ;i numerously '.'ued petition will -how that it is my iuteiuion to hold mysidf aloof from .ill intcrlerence with the admiiiistiatiou ol justice In reiily to th'- -ecoud (piestion, I have to state that Mr. i'carse has cousenled to couducl his present dutie- (furiuL ■■■■■■ linancial dilliculties iit a salary iuadeipiate to his services. Here, also, there will he no change. Thirdly, the Ollice for thi' Ki'gistraticni of l)c(d> will lie coulinned. Such ari' my intentions, ami these I will recommend to the fa\our;d)le consideration of the lieci>lative Council. >'u. IK. |;i^.- 111. No. I<). Katiimi from ;i I)I'SI'.\'l'(!FF fidiii (iovcnior Shvmoih to tin' Hio-ht lion, llic I'.nrl oi' ( ' MiVAiivoN. dated Now W'l'sttiiiiistcr, .(iiini;tiy I I, !M(i7 (No. 'J'>). I li'cci ivr.l. i'.lini:oy L'."i, l^tiT.) " 1 roNsiDiii till' vvluiic (iovciiitiiciit stall' of V'luicotivcr Island alioli-hi'd hv the pfoc'latiititinii iiicdrporatitio- iliat island witli Hritish ('oliiiiibia. It scctiicd soiiifwliiit hiiid, however, iiffii'iitly as tin- Lcoislatiiic had pitiyod lor the extinction of till' si'paratc cxistcnci' of till' Island as ;i ( oltniy, tliiit all flii' public set \;ints should iit once lie thronii out of ciiiplovnienl Some were more C(Mn|U'teiit to lilt till' paiticiilar situations tliey licld than those of eorrespondiiiuf (lesionations on the maitilan(i. I'lider these cireiiiiistances I htive considiaed your Lordship's Despatch ol the *)ltli Septemlier l.'^lit), (addressed tome in London,) wh.ich authorizes me to ( tVeet, siihicet to voiir Lordship'- -iinelion, such ri'ductions in tlic ( 'ivil eslalilisliiiient of Hrj. lisli ( 'oliiiiiliia a- oiir linancial < illiciilties may re<|iiiri', as .1 snllicient .'lutlKirity for me to lessen somewhiit the s(\-erity 1 f the efi'ectdl' itiiion upon the ( iovermnciit otlicers of Vancouver Islaiul. I am -electino' the most compelent from amono- the two estahlish- iiietits, and will suliiuit their'iianies for your Lords!iip"s consideration. .Man}- jrcntlc- nieii, I feiir, must lose llieir oHicis. I enclose copy of a circular which I cinised to lie issued to the puhlic oHicers of ^';mcouv(■r Isliiiid. I iitii proceeding 'iradtially, luit (iitiily, in the diHicult tii-k of rcdiicino- the public expeiiditiiie, and it is proh.'ihle that eviry olliccr of the (iovernnieiit, m\seir included, will have to tuake heavy -aeriliies i 1 order lo relii've the linancial emliarrassments of' our position. It was indeed time that the OolonicH were united. On the niainland tlie (iistoms receipts iilone have I'alk'i tijiwards u:' L'ti,(ili(i/. liclow 'he cstinuite, and the Island was in such ii position iis to he itnahle to meet its liabilities without a change in Ui pn\ r VANCOl'VKH ISLAM) AM) lilil'I'IMl (OH .MlilA. 37 the system oi' taciitioii or ii deciiled reviv;il of prosperity. [ sliull siilimil lo your t, l.onUliip u return sliowiiij; the lii)!iiieiiil jiosition ol' < ueli section of tliu CJulony on the c,',i i miha. 19th of Noveniher, when tiie union wns elfecteil.' KlIl'IdSMI'C ill Nil. I'.i. CIniiii.Ai: r.irni;!! lo riii: IIkmin m 1111: I'l iii.n I)i;i' \inMi;NT> ok \'aV( (irvi:ii Isi.anh. Dr.AH Sill, (iiivcniiiii'iit Ilniisr, Xcu Wc'stiiiiii-ti'r, Nnvciiiln'r I;!, IKfiil. N'or ;ii(' aw.'.rc that tln' cillii-i' ym niiw Imlil uill lie aliuli-lii'il liv -Vet nf I'arliaiiiciif, na siinii as llic iiniclaiiiatiiJii tiiiitiiiL; the C'lilmiics cf N'aiii-uuvcr I.-laiul ami r.riti.-h ('iiluinliia :-liall liavc is.sui'ii. ( 'irciiiii>taiirr.- and liiiaiicial ilillicullics will, 1 ilci'ply r('f;rct In ^ay, (Miiiiiii'l 111c tu elli'ct I'liiisiilfralile ri'ductluii ill tlic |iiil)lii' ('xpciidifun', ami ciinsciiiiciitly in the dmilil',' stall' nf (invcrMiiicnt cilliccrs now cxislinjj ill till' two t'nlonii-. : lint 1 liavc the pcnnis-ioii ol' the Socri'lary of Stati' to a.ssiiro yoii that till' ii'diiction will not fall cxcliisividy on tln' |iiililir servants ol' \aiiroii\cr Island. 'flic (.MuTii's prcro^rativc of appoinlincnl lo oliii'c is iiiil'cttcri'il \,y tin' .Vi-t 01 vliiili Her Majesty lias assi'iitcci. It will hi' my duty to sii'>niit to Ilcr Majcsiy's Si-i-i'ctary of State the names of those .) \e\v Westminster, Jtmuiuv 17, isfi". Mv Loud, (Ke.eived, .March 20, IH«;7.) I HAVi; the lionour to report that I h.nve eonstitiited a Lei^ishitive Council for the L'nifcd Colony of I'ritish ( 'olumhiii, us follows ; — •2. In oliedieiiee to Her Majesty's eommrinds, 1 ha\(' leappointed the Colonial Secre- tary (Mr. Hireh), the .\ttorney (Jeneral (.Mr. Crease), the Surveyor (ieneral (Mr. Truteh), and the Colleetm- of Customs (Mr. Hamley)- I'he offiee of Treasurer is in abeyance on aceuunt of my havino lieeii compelled, imder eiieiiiiistances detailed in another Despatch, ' to relin(|uis!i the services of .Mr. l''ranks. On that nentleman's (lepiirture fioni the Colony, I propose as a temijorary arranovnient, to place Mr. '\'oung, late Colonial Secretary of Vancouver Island, in the office of Treasurer, in order that I may make use of his local knowledge and experience in the K.xecutive luid Legislative Councils. 15. 1 have further aiipointed on my own respon.sihility m'ne ocntlenien, whose names tire on the commission of the peace, to be ineiniiers of the Council. 1st, .Mr. Wood, late .'\etinu' .Attoniey (ieiier,-il of \"aiK'ouvc'r Island, to aet as Solicitor (Ji.neral during the leoi.,lati\i' se-^sion, at a rate of salary eipial to t;'at wliieli he drew when lioldiiio' his late apjioiiitmenl. 1 think his .services will be valuable in the anicil^amation of the laws of the two sections of the (Ji'lony with which I am now ])roceeding. •2nd. .Mr. Heiu'y Midi is one of oiu' ablest maoi.-irates and acted succcssfidly as Colonial Seciitary iluriiio; .Mr. lurch's temporaiy administration of tlie Government. ;ir(l. Mr. ^ hartrcs 15rew is the police maiiistrate of New Westminster. He possesses fully the confidence of the people, and has I'l-eiiuently been mentioned in terms of com- mendation by Sir James Doi.jlas and myself. Ith. Ill the apiiointmenf of Mr. Clemeiit Cornwall I sonojif to represent the aoricul- tural interests and lo secure for I he (colony the inlelliueiU iuil unlet lered assistance of an Kntilish barrister and giiult'inan of liuoe stake in the country. .Mr. Cornwall repre- sented the 'I'ale-Lyllon Di-triet in the late Council. I reurel lo say that a pressure of private business will pre\<.'iit iiis attendance in L^ouiicil during the present session. F, :! No. 20. |i«ntK- 38 rURTIlKR I'Al'HIiS RV.LATIYK TO Till; CNION OF lii,iri>ii i hardlv know yi-l wlR'tlici- I >!i;ill liiiw ti> till ii]) liis pliur. Mr. (.'onr.vall is ttu iinjmid (nu^lilv. jiijitiiv ot'tlU' jHiU'C. ."itli. Mr. \\'illiiHn Con iri)ri'si'iil> the ininiiii,' distrii'l of ( 'arihuo. ()lli. Mr. \\'illiiim Miudoiiald i- tlu' .Mayor of \'ittoria. I 1ki\c placed liim in l.tic ])o>ition of ail iiuk'pciKk'iil .Member ot'( 'oiiiuil as a mark of llie iiitcre-t J (id in the ■welfare of our prineipal town. rtli. Mr. Charles Nieol also comes in as an in(ie])eii(lent iiiagistrati-. [|c i.t the manager of the \anaiino (^oal Companv, and will, witii .Mr. .Soutlij^ate. the (xjpiilar ^leniljer, ri'preseiil liu' second town in \'aiieoiiver Island and one ol'our niou irn|ii>rtant branches of trade. sill. .Mr. I'eter O'lieitly is the Ohief (iold ( '()iiiniis--ioiier of the ( 'olony, iiui\ one of the best of our jiublic otiieers. 9tli. Mr. Edward Sanders is the stipemliary magistrate of ihe V.ile-Lytton I>i-trict, an ellieient and respcr led public officer. I. I a])piirtioned nine '^eats to be tilled on the recommendation of the people, I/i this way; livi' to the mainland, tour to the island. The mode ol' seleetioii wa- the same tt.t that pre\iously existing' in each sectioi; of the Colony. ( )ii the l>l;ind the old Iriiiichi.se was retained and the voters stood on the electoral roll. ( )n the mainland, th' M;]i.'(;li<>nM took place pre\ious to my return to the Coloiu, and were made iiy universal male sutVrane of the inhabitants as-eiiibled in public meetiiii;, Int of the ffcntlenien -'U-ctrti and appointed. 1st. .Mr. John .Sebastian Ilehnckeii is the late Speaker of the <-xtincl Mouse of Assemblv of \'ancouver Island. Althoui:li a somewhat vehement politician a;id disfxiscd to consider ])riiicipally the interests of the town of \'ictoria. I \ie'.v hi- r- turn to the Council with satisfaction. 2iid. Mr. .lolm Robsoii is the jiresidcnt of the .Municipal ( 'ouiicil of New Westmin- ster, and ardently di'Voted to the interests of tlu' town he represents. Me is i-ditor of the "British Columbian," a journal of cor.siderable local inllueiice. ."ird. .Mr. Joseiih Despard I'embcrtoii, late Surveyor (ieneralof Vancouver l-land, represents Victoria district. Ith. Mr. .lose))!! Southgate has l>t'en selected l)\ the jicojile oi' N.-inaimo. lie is a respectable and intellineut merchant of \'ictoria. .'illi. Mr. (icorm' .\nt!iony M alkeni, a barrister, represents tor the .'{rd lime the miners of Cariboo. (itii. Mr. Robert 'I'hompson Smith, one of our most enterprising miner-, has \n(n chosen by the inliabitunts of the iiold districts of the Kootenay and 1% ]U:iu\ of the Columbia. 7th. .Mr. Julward Stamp, manajivr of any llnnlish Saw .Mill eotnp.my, )ias ]mu chosen by the ])cople of l.illooet. sitli. Sir. .\inor de Cosmos, one of the most active of'the Mctoria politician*, hatt lH;tn selected as second .Member tor that town. ;jtli. For Yale and l.ytton, Mr. (ieorgc \\'aila(e, a newspaper editor, wan f-vU-clcd, lie resinned, and on a new writ beinir issued, .Mr. I'ranci- I. I'.arnaid waH w-letled. 1 know imthing about Mr. liarnard except that he is the ener;j:etic (»o\ernfnenf. con- tractor for the conveyance of the mails between \ew Westminster and the I'ppcr Country. ."). It is allowed by geiuaal con>ent that siuli good elements I'or the eon-titntion of a Legislative body have never before beiai collecled in these Colonic-, .-ind I beg to recomineiid the Councillor,-, generally for your Lordship's conlirmation. (). 1 have made the ajipointnieiits tor two years. 7. It is not to be expected that all will ])ass over (luictly in the first H-xsinn of the eoinbined Legislature of two ('olonies whose rivalry has disturbed this coast tor niaiiv years, yet 1 allow myself to hope, that no serious obstacles will be plac( iiY.MO(R. \c. iVe. iVc. I VANCOl'VKR ISLAND AM) HRITISII ('(JLUMBIA. 39 No. 21. Cdi'v of 11 DKSl'A'rcir (roin (idvcnioi' Skv.moi ic to tin Iliglit lIoTi. the Earl of C'aunauvii.n. (No. .SI.) New Westminster, .Iiimiiirv li I, infiZ. .AIv Loltl), (ltr.vivr.1, .MmIvI, L'(I, ISIiT.) I iiAvi; llic lioiumr to state that I ojieiied the lir>t Session of the Lej^isbiture of tlie I'liited ('oh)iiyof Mritish L'oluiiihiii, on the 'JIth instant hy lui A(hlress, copy of which I heu; to enclose. 2. I t'orward likewise copy of the reply made liy the Council. ;!. ( 'oiisiderin;;- the state of anta;;onism which has so loiif^ existed l)etween the two sections of the present Colony, 1 may say that tlie work of tlie Session is pro^ressin^^ satisfactorily. F liavi', iSre. The Uigiit Hon. the Marl of ( 'arnarvon, (Sijrned) I'RHDHRICK SEYMOUR. »Vc. tVe. iVc-. HitiTisir I'lil.l MIIIA. No. 21. ,.;"' f;ilrl,|,lll-C I ill .No. I'l. Sr'i.r.i II (if Ills I'Accllcncy llic fimci-iKpr at ii|jciiiii^ ol' Kifiinlativc; Couiiril, Ni'w Wi'stliiiiifttcr. .Iiiiiuary '.'llli, Im;?. IlovoKAiii.i: (li;vTi.i;Mr\' cir : iii: Ll;(.l^l. \ i n r. Coi m lu I iiv nil iiu'iiiis unili'icsliiiiati' tlir iiii|iiirtaiiii' nl' the iliity ulilili di'Vcilvcs (in inc tn-iliiy nl'prai'- ticiilly f,'iviii;,' I'iTi'ct In tlii" I,i'Lri>laliM' t'liioii dl' the two liiili~li {'nliiiii('.i nf tlic .Ndrtli I'acitic. Nor can 1 iivoiil ti'dini,'- llic j.'-nni' n'siioii-iliilily wliicli rr^ls ii|iiiii mi' as (Jiivnnor iinilcr tlic pn'-'cnt distri- Imtion ol' powiT. 'I'licri' is i-.inly de>ii;dile thai the laws of the two .~eclioiis of the Colony should he .issiniilaled with as little delay as possilile. I do not feel competent, at |ire.-cnt, to propose this complete anialifa- inatioii. That may lie left to the next Session. At present, I will eiidea\iiiir to induce you to .seieet from either section such laws as may he lie-t suited to the imniciliatr wauls of the eoiniiiunity at la.ife. Tile \ aneoiiver Ulaiiil liankriiptcy l,a». .-ind that respect iiii; the rcfjistralion of titles to laud iiukIiI. I think, with advantage lie extended over the whole ( olony. troiii the Mriti-h ( 'ohunliia widl known to yon, that the linanccs of hotji seetivii!" of the Colony were in a \ cry unsatisfactory (oiiditidii at the time that the ntudii took place. Kiill iii!'iirnialiou as to our exad position shall Ik- l.iid liefdic ymi, and I think ymi will a>?ree with me. without examiniiii; into the (|ueslion as In which of the two late colonies most rei|uired the support of the other, that union and the ciiusei|iicnt lai^;e redinlion of expenditure caiiie none to soon. Mnt •jloomv as onr pre.-eiit po-ition may lie, 1 think we can look lo the I'litiiie wu.i conliileiiec if we work faithfully lofrether for the piihlie f;ood, luercin;; as far as may he all seclioual or loc;d interests in a desire to promote the geiieral welfare. E I Knr). t in No. -J I. 40 KURTIIKl} I'AI'KIIS HKI.A'I'IVK TO Tilt: UNION OF IJiMiisii Tlic csiimatos iiri" prciianMl In iiiccl llir |in-.('iil ('(iiiditiiiii nC lliiiiijs. Tlicy will lie CdiiikI, in the t'liLiMiiiA. a;i:f{r('^';il". In .•il)ply I'ni- i\ ^inalli'r sum lli.iii lia:< tor siunc yiNir- pa^l liri'ii vnlrd (nr tiic mtxicc cpI' iIm' main laiiil aliiiii'. A- a j;c!iior,:l nili', uilli niii' r\i'i'|jlliiii. In «liicli | -liiH |)if.i'iilly ii'lc!, all .-alaiiiM have lic'i'M rriliiccd, iVdiii iiiynvMi ililv, (ir cxpi'iidiluic (liniiiiislicd liv tin- union of tlic col.mir.-, ollnr imlilii' oijici'is wlio-c salaries arc Siiaraiiti'i'd to lluiii l>y law lunc cliccrl'idly <'onsi'iitiM| \n sniiinit l> a Icnipmaiv di'|iijvalion in flic dcsjri- to liidp ill;' Colony ill ils prcsciil cincr;;ciiiy. 'I'iic c\cr|j|ioii tnujiich i iclcr is tlial of ilii' Judicial I )ciiarlincnl. Il is uhviou-ly dcrirahic lo avoid any di-cus-ioii Kciu \ ihc IXcculisc (iovciii- inciit and tlic |ii(!j.'cs in rcjrard to ll'c ciiioluinciils ot'liic lallci. While dr<'|iiy n'jii'ctlini: llic rcdnci ions lliat I ai inpilli'd lo make, I must place on recind in llii' most pnlilic iiKiiiiiiT, my npinion lliat llh urcat niajoriiy of ilic public servants wlio now siill'cr are fully ciilitli'd 1(1 salaric.-. sui'li as llir\ dicw last year. I Iriist ilial we may icu^ard ilie pii-eiif one as of exccplional cmliarrassiiu'iil, and ilial lictlei times may soon lead to a more salisfaclory Appropriation Act. It is to lie nmal.Lr.'iiii.itioii. Iioni'ver. of ollice- r.ilher than to llh' i eduction of s"daries that we must look for our future eeoiicuiiy. and I shall cariie.tly rei'ipiiiiiicnd lo the Secretarv of Stale the removal to other colonic- of some of our pulilic ollicers. The case of those yc'iillcnien who, lliromdi no faull of their o«n. lo~l. oili.c on the ilay of uuioii. -hall lilvc»i,,i' he ljrouj,'lit under the same ciai- sideration. You will liiid from the csimiatcs that I do not propose to uuderlaKc any imhlii' work of nia>,'iiitude during'- llie year. None are in iirojircs- on ill.' main laud; one of sci dary iiiiporlaiicc and moderate expense on the Island approaches eoinpletioii. The more pleasiiifj t.i-k of improvement must he left for anollicr year. If "ill he -nllicieut if for the |)rcseul we keep our yreat ro.id svstein in repair. I shall he j:lad if you will express an opinion on two polnis of importaiiic. What is to he (l.iiie with the drcduiiii;- maihiue now lyin;; in \'ictoria Ilarhoiir, and the sleani \e«-il liiiih in coiiiiexioii with it.-' Do yon cousidc.' it de.-ir,ihle to keep np a puhlii' ollicers win. conduct the dcpartmenl. Selected at home and proceeding: to the ('oloiiy on the faith of |)erniaiieiit pitiploymcnt, hiiviiii;- always admiraldy ciaidiii'tcd the lMisine--s id' the ollicc, I cannot imaniuc ihat they will he lo-ers liy any opinion yon may express. tireat .is is tin' pic-ent lcnip"rary liuancial emh.arras-menl, jiislice reipiires the aliolition of sonic of the tax.itiou >lill cxisllnu- in the lale Colony of \'.-uicoiner l-laiid. The real cslale ta.< must he repealed, and ihewhide taxaliou a-siniil.'ilid !liroiiL,'hi>iil the Colony. Hills havin;^- the-e (ilijcfts in view shall he l.iid liefore you early in the Ses-ion. The Custom'^ .\cl nipiires re-considoralioii. A Mill to amend il -hall lie laiil hefore you. .Such are the piiiici|ial measures which the tiovernnieiil propo-e.- to introduce dnriiif,' the present Session. I feel ihal 1 li.ivc called yon to^^ether soiiicwhal lati' in the scisou ; and as there are niaiiv matters of vital iiiiportanc.' lo he deaU w.tli. I will not impede your pro^n-c-s hv aiiv measure which can he deferred. The Slainlini;' Orders, houcvei', piovide for the initiaiiou of liilU hy anv Meniher of Council who may he di'siroiis of doiin: so. I shall adilre-s you. hy Message, on Ihe suhjei I of ediic.itioii and a few other topics of imiiorlancc dnriiif; tin' course ol'llie Session. One of the.-e will prohahly he as to the cause of the selecliou made for the seat of (iovcrnmenl of the united Colony. I'p lo within ,i few hours of mcetiuj.'- vou, I had not the intention of toa'-hini;' uiion il, hut I am informed that ihe arc vet in store for ii^. The he.-ivy cloud of aihcrsily which lianj;s nci- the Soiilli liehlens ar we proceed .Northward, and no winter has yet -ecu a mori' nuinerou- ••iiid contented miiiinji- population than that which is now v. orkiii"- on our u'old creeks. I shall watch with nnich iiiterc-t \oiir proceedinfis in llie Sr->ion I open lo-day. (ir.ave and iin- jiorl.inl duties are conlideil to our hands, iind I (irmly helievc that they will he fairlv dealt with. 'JVu-liiif,'- that the hlcssinn of ihe .\hnii;hty may rest upon the elfirls we are .iliout to make to promote the wellare of tic niaf^iiiliceiit territory lie ha- temporarily conimitted to our char^jc, I now leave you to vunr deliberations. Kncl. 2 ill No. -21. Knclosnre 'J in No. 'Jl. Ill ri.v of the i>egislativ of the Colony, >liall receive our mo-f cireful cou.-iii. 'ration. We are gratilicd lo learn that the Crown Lands of Vanciiiaer I.-laiid ,i!l to be placed nndiT the coulrol of the l.i jii-lature. We iru.-l that llie ri'diiiveyancc of the Inland will he eoii.-iiiiiiiialed with ;is little delay as possible, and that ii will lie followed b\ a ^■^cncral land svstein, so liberal as to enconraue iunnigratioii and sctlleinent, and lo fo.-lcr our aisricnltinal interests. I VANCOIJVKK ISLAND AND imiTlSH COLUMUFA. 11 r..n^ci.M,« nrtlir li,mi,n„l ,-m\mn:,,., „C tl,.. C.l.my ur Irmn will, >ali«rH.li,.„ that vmm- l-\,o\. n Voiu- KM-HlrMcv hiivin- ,|,aw„ lli,. partinilar atl.Miti.,1, „f ||„. * •(niiM^il t„ the Assay ,M<;; an.l I,. ,1,,. llji'M. siil.||.cl-< .sliall lie trcali'd l)V the Coiiiicil. "imwiiui) \\V fn, ihr ,..|,.'al ..flh.. I!,. ,1 \ -: shall Innkunsanl «mI, aim. Iv |„ i1„. M,-~a^^.^ u|,i,.|, v„Mr lv,,Tll,.n.v lm> Ikm.m plra-cl to p.., „,H. „> nnn,, tl„. „„,„„.t,,nl sMl,|,.,.ts ol l;,l,„ali,.M an.l .1... S,.at ..I' ( M,v,.n„.M.nl. ' U.-aivlnllyal.v,. I.. Il„. M.n..ns irs,,..nsil.il,lu.s «l,i,l, iv.| ,i|M,n lis in lli.. .l^scliaiL'.. ..C ,mii- .Inlln . nnn,- tl,.. ..„MHnK .s,..,,,,, an.l «.• I... t„ as.-n,.. v.mr l';x....|i,.n,'v tl,a, tl,.. task i„p. -.',,' ,"i' '"■ '■'"■;:'-'"lly ';;> ^l-n,, n.at tl,.. ,nt..,-..-ts .„nl .„ „. l,, ,,,n.|„llv J. -.I.'.l, a,. I,, in" , "■""".li'.MM.I ■■,11 nn.aM,ivs ,.,a,.l„.„,f; t., th.. a,Ua,„rM,..nt an.l rro.in.v\u .l^ ^\u- V^Uyum V\^ ;;";v ".I ■„...., «„l, .„„; n,.,st ...r.l.al ,..,-.,po,ati.,„. Wi.i, y.an' |.;x',.ell,.n,.v als.,, „ ' ,',1^ • , /h nt ,■ VX:.' ''T^"'^'''^ " ■:''- ;'"■'>:' 'I'"' "" '"'""'•■"•l^ lM.,k-|W»anl ,„ ,l,.."i',l, r > " '->"■"'•'■) - ^Ml,ni„,sl,ali..i, .„ M lal.. ,„.lnM,-y, irstu,.. .-..nli.l..,,,.,., an.l ,lisp,.l tl,,. „r,s,.,> 42 ITRTHER I'APKUS iu;i..\'l'ivr, TO llli; UNIUN OF Vamcii VI. It Dt'spjitchcs IroMi tlu" Secretary ol State Nm. I. ..*«!''' Nn. I. ('iir\ of II l)l',Sl'A'l'( 'I I IVnin I'lic liiylit lloll. Kdumiii ( Miiiwi i i , .\i.l'.. In 'I'liK OFI'irri! AllMIM-ill IIIM. lIlC (i iMIINMrVI dl' |{|llll-.|l ( 'l HI Mill \ . (No. •.';?.) Sill, Diiwiiiiii; Sti-cct, April .iu, IsfWi. ]\ cipunrxiim witli tlic A|ipi-i>piiiitii)n Oidiii iiiccs piisscd liy tlic I A'f;isl:itiirc of liiitisli ('(ilimiliii. X". l>r tlii-; iliiy's diiti' siiriiilic'd to you Ilci' .Majesty's (Iccisioii, I liii\f the honour to Iniward to you licicwitli m cojiy of n Icltcr wliicli Ikh liccn rccciwd iroin tlic hoard of I'lvasury. 'I'liis k'ttir I'litcrs fully into tJR' liiiancial condition of tlif Colony for llic years |s(i| and I ■<()■"), anil advert^^ u;enerally to the financial |)olicv pursued iiy tlic local u;overninent. In the observations of their Lordships I niiist express my entire cMiciirrence, and I beii lli:it the future proeeedini^s of your (foveruincnt in its liiianeial arrani^euients may lie rcijul ilrd in accordance with the \ie\vs which their LoriMiips detinc. I oli^erve from the returns which accompanied your Despatch No. II of the I'^ilhof Felir;iary last that the deht due liy the ( iovcnimeiit of the ('olony to the i?aiik of I?riti>h Columiiia was on the Istol .lamiary last :i.'?.()7-')/., whereas in January l^^tl.'i it was 27, ^"11/. 1 call yoi'.r attention to this fact, as it is evident tiuit the expenditure of the Colony lias been cintimied tlirouuhout Isfio at a rate out of all proportion with the resources at its disposal. It is ap|)arciit also that, notwithstanding' the experience of previous vears, th.' error has hccii auain coiuuiilted In tin Cdhmial aulliorilies of over- estimatiim the ri veiiui' of Is^d.'i. I have, therefore, to instruct you that the expenditure ol' this yi ar must he reduced to such amount as niav he covered hy a revenue c.ilculated on the ai'tual average rcceijits of the last two years, and that any further laruc c.vpenditure on new roads and works ot that nature iiiiist he )iost|ioned until the resources of the l,'olony will admit of tiieir heing undertaken with less pressure on its finances. I liavc, \-c. To the Officer administcriiifr the (Signed) KDWAin) C.\ KDWKI.L. (iovernmeiit of British ( 'olunihia. I''.llclnslir(> III Nil. I. Knrliii N.I. I. >ii:. Ticasiiry Cliainlicrs, .\]m\ In, jsili;. 'fill' l.orils ('niiinii.— iuiicr- ul llrr ,\laii'-ty'- 'l'ri'a«iirv li:i\c hail iiihIit llirir i Mii>iili'niliiin vniir li'ltor 111' till' l.itli .SiiviMiilicr liist, ciii'lii-in^' witli ulliiT iiapcrs the ri'|iiirt ul' tlir .\uililiii- ( li'iicral of liiitisli < 'iiliiinliia on tln' ai-riuiiits nl'lhat t'liliiiiy liir llie yciir IHfll. ■flic'iv l.nnlsliips liiiM' also liinl licl'iirc tlicin the t'liliMiial Otlirc liitter ul tin' 'Jntli ult., I'niw.iniiiifr icrtaiii i'1hIosiiic> wliii-li >liiiiilil h;ni' arriiinpinii'il ymir ji'ttrr iif lintli Svptmilicr l;i»t, tiMiisniiltiiiir Inr the approval of this Hoard ;iii ( )iilliiaiire, No. '.i ol' I s<',.'i, to apply tlic -iiiii of '.'•;'.">, li |i;/. l;^v. >,/. tu ili,. L'oiiiMvil sci'vici' of tlio I 'oloiiy lor that yrar. i- M V I.orrjs ili'-irr iiic to stato, lor tlic iiij'oniiatioii of .Mr. .'^ccii'laiy ( aiilwoll, tlial tlicy will not I'lwtlici- (Icier their assent i-itlier to the ( )iilinanii' No. is uf lsi;i, m- to the ( Jiilinaiiee No. '■< of ISC'; ; hut ihev think it neciv-Miry to add tliat they yivc tlii> absent tnori' Kcc'aiise of tlic iiicoiivciiienec of Hilliholiliiif,' llieii- sanetioii IVoin an c\|ieiiilitiire already ineiincil, than lieiaii^c tiicy arc satislied that the cxpciiditiire has hecii prudently 'iiiidertaken. Mv I.oiils ohserve. from the report ol the .\iiditor I icnci'iil, lli.it tlioii;,d. die h'evi iinc ( )rdiiiaiiccs, No. S ••iiid is of |s(l|, apiii'oiirialed \:i'i~ \iU, to the >erviec of thai year, the .■ietii:il expenditure was Kio.S.-.U/. The revenue of that year aelnally received was, howcvi'i, only III I, si',. 1/. aji'iiiiist an '• cy that lo.'iii, has hccoin" in -onic dciirce ini\cd up. flieir l.oiiWiips apprehend that it iiiay he ultiniatidy found that >oiiic portion of the delicii'iicy of |si;i may have heeii met hy halaiicc'. on the loan of isi;:;; hut they have no sulliciciit infonnation heforc thoiii to cnahle tllciii to come to any i lear iiiiderstandiiii.' on that point. .\ceeptinj;, therefore, the ■-tateniciil of the \nditor (icneial, that the whole of the dclieicney of that year had to he met IVoiii llic loan raised in Isi,,), it seems to my Lords, that if, of the liahilities uf the VANCOrVKJl ISi^AND AM) HUri'lSII COLrMIUA. 43 'I, isCi;. ■aliiiii yimi- li'iicial 111" iHHariiiii;; ■.iii^iiiiltinir ^,1. U> till- will nut of !-;(;.". : .I'HICIICI' 111 i-li.(l that 1 Irrlinailrrs, [<\in'ii(litiin' i-^liiiiatcil " ini'iit of till' i,f lKi;.l. •(insri|iirni'r wliiih was li'lirii'iicy lit' iiitoiniatiiiii I'lirv of tlmt litii'S uf thp CiilMiiy at till' i|u»c 111' Isi;.), a>. M't Imih In llir -l.ilriiii iil uliirli ari'iiiii|i.iiiiril ilic ic'|ifiii nl' iljc Aiiililnr V \v{orvitii lii'iinal, tliiiM' ail' lakrii wliii li it was iircrs-ary tu iiirri in Isii,), anil -nil I wliiili ari' ilin rily pro- Ixi.anii, vidril lor ill the i>stiiiiiiti'> nl' tlmt yi'iir, an a|)|iroxiiiiiitr nolinii may l>r lorinnd nl tlin prulialili' tiniiinial I'liiiililiiin nl till' ( I ill III \ ill till' cliiM' ol' lMi."i, Mi|i|Mi>.injr I lull fill' aitiial rs|i.iiililnrr. « illiin tin' ( uloiiy, 111 till' ilill'i'ii'iil |)i'|iarliiii'iil- lor thai yi'ar, is ai'liiall\ iiirnrrril. 'I lu-i' llahililii':- apiirar In In' as lollnus, \i/. ;- - licdciiiptiiili III' liiillils - - ItllU on a^ii'iil-i 111 aiilicipatioii ol' loan raisi-ij in IMli.'i |)i'lil iliir III Hank nl llriti^h Colilinliiii Inlcri'sl (liir to liaiik - - - Draw hark ami rrliiiKls Halaiii T iliir to ai;rlils oii.'ilst I )i'Ci'iiil)nr l.s(ll - Apprnsiiiiati' rspiinlitiiif ol' 1 siM not hroiiffht to iic- coiiiit iiiitll l.si;,) . ... Totlil Uiit to riicsc liahilitii's iiiiist lie ailded (thn aiiioiint falling' iliir within thr yi'ar IHD.'i uh iiili'ii"-l and sinking: rnnd on the lnans of l.s(i2, lMl>:i. and I hi;,')). M I.' a total liahilitv of . . - - I. fi. Ilio '.'ri,:j(Mi i!7,'JlU .■i5« 5.';(J 'A'.liod ^.■i.:ii;!> lii7,:!ii'.i 111 he met in iKIi.'i, ■livr of the actual dcpartinriital cxpriiditiMo within ihi' ('nloiiv. Mv Lords liini hr cstiniatrs of ro\i'nni' and <'\poiidiliiri' transinilid lor thr yrar lsf,."i, and thcv liiid that tin- rr\. ..nc was (■•.tiinali'd lu prodiicr \,'i.',,li ],',/. I'niiii the fallarions natinr of tlic I'stiiiia'c for IKi;.|, niy l."-ds wmild iiavi' hccn disiinlini'd In admit thr pnidriirr of an r.-timalr, wliirh I'alrnI itrd uii a risr frnni jnixi'i/.. ihr arliial rt'icipts of IMil, to i:.;!,i;i.-./. in im;.'.. 'I'hry iilisiTvo, liowcvi r, in thi' ifrtiirn of liniipt- and Di-lnirMinnits ;if tlii' Culnny whiili arrninpanii'd the Coliinial Olliii- IcttiT of 1 Itli .lannary last, ihal tlir licliirn uf tlir rrL'iilar rrvcniii' from l.ixi- and ilnlirs for till' si'coiid i|iiart('r of the yrar was ,'j'.i.."i| I/. Il i.^ po--ild<', llirri'l'nn', thai iillhmiifh thi- •Tliini fur the pri'\ioii> i[niirtrr appi'aii'd to he ^o iinl'aioralilc, thr lApcrtatiniis a> roirards llii' rcvi'iinc may in that year havo hrrii liiltillid : and if siirh shuidd lii' thi' i aM'. my Lords readily adinil that it would hi' ihr lic-l and inii-t -ali^fiitnry iii^liliratiiin for iho luaii iiiilicy which has lieeii saiictionud u» rci;aril.- this ( 'olony. AdiiiilliiiL'. Ilicri'firi', lhoiii,'li with cun-idcrahlc dnnht. tlic correctness of the estimale of nseniie, the amount applicalile to the char;;i's ol the year iMHi will loiihist of - i_ lU'Veiiiie -...., Loan of April I "I'l"' - . . . |)iii' liy llcr Majc-ly'^ (ioveniinent mi accnuiil of rcL'i- liiental pay accoiiiil - . - . AdvaiKcs nnaci'onntcd lnr .... !l.'. i;i.-, :i:!l '^ ',i;i7 11 77a 'I'otal - '.'li'A'.'.^.J ()ii reliTriiif? to the ahstract nf the estimated expendiluri' for the year, it appear^ that the amount to lie expein'ed liv the departnieiil> within the ('olmiy. a- per items I to t'J inchi-ivc, and item No. l.">. is ill round n imlicr- liro.noii/. ; ,■,11(1 if to this he added the liabilities as stated aho\e. it will appear that the cliai'L'! s lnr tlic year will lie '.'li7,;ii''.t/., as ai,'aiiisl resunrces amoiintinf.', nmler the iiiost favurahle circiiinsta'ice-, to only '.'fi'J,'.'.'i."i/. Mv 1.1 rds are aware that tin' estimates of the year were framed previ.iii.- m jiny intimation of the actual p' idiice of the loan of .\pril Isil.'i: and tlicy Impe, from the terms of the (iovenior's despatch of liilh .\lay 'sir, that Muiie portion of the estimated expenditure mi roads, \c. will at least have lieeii |)ostpoiie(> until iiifoiin.ilimi was received its to the produce of the loan. .\t all events, that loan is now cxhansted, and the financial alfairs of tiieCnlony will, diiriiii; the cnrri'iit vear, have to he coiidncleil wiihmil the extraneous assist.ince which ha.- of lale _\ears lieen recei\cd, and there will he in c(iiisei|in'iice a Welter npiiortiinily of jiidi;iii;.' what its linainial cmidilion now is. With the interest and -inking funds of the eolunial debt, iminnntiiiif already to over '.'i i,( M ii i/. a year, mv Lords wmilil |ie>itate l.efoie they eonhl sanction for the present any further cxtensimi of the loan system ; .tnd they think tli.il the ( loveriinr sliinild he in-ti iicted that the expciidilnre uf this year must not he hased on the Mlppo^itiml that he is ai;aiii .-it lilierly to Incur a jiortlmi uf it uii the pruspect of anv new loan : and he >|iuiild he wiuiied as -trmiirly as pu>silile ai:Mliisl that hasty and -oini'tlmes ill- considered expenditure which a loan pohcy is apt to encouniL'e. hiil the contiiiiiance of which uii the cessation of such pulley is seldom prevented witlioiit more than urdliiary care. My Lords prefer to deal thus {.jeiierally with the cxpi'iidilure of liritish ('uliimliia dlirliif,' the two years in i|iiestiiiii, partly on accuunt of its liein^r at till- lime a matter of the past, .iiid parlly liecaiise tliev expect thai that of the current year will atfurd heller material fur an uiiinion as to the tiiianclal (■ondlllon of the Culoiiy. Tlieh Lordships, however, reipiesi lli;it they may rcc,|\e as early as possilile a full statement from the (iovenior ol the actual receipts anil dislmrse^neiils wilhiii the year l.SiJ."i, tOfietlier with a full accuuiil of the liahilllles of the I'olony at the closi' ol lli;il period. 1 am, iVe. Sir K. Itogor.s, Itart. (Signed) 111 i.ii C. L. C'liii.iiiiis. icv. kV e. !•• 44 FUKTHER PAPERS UKLATIVE TO THE UNION OF Vam'oivi I*1.AX1>. No. -J. No. 2. Copy of a DESPATCH from the Right Hon. the Earl of ('AiiNAnvoN to Governor Ki;nm;i)>, CI?. (No. 3.) SiH, Douiiiiif^ Street, .Xiii^u^t l.'i, lH6fi. I HAVK the honour to transmit to you a now received the sanction of Parliament. Vou will jiereeive that the third clause of tin- Act impose;, cm the Govt-riiK'- ■-*' ;!.■,;,;, > olumbia the duty of iJroclainuM'j- the law wlien Vancouver Island will cease to he i -.eiiarate Colony, and youvown lunctionsa> its (bmirior will unavoidably (Ii'termiiK. I regret nuieh the unfavourabl;' elliel which this mca.sure will have upon your interests. .And I regret it the more l.iecausc I am aware that your conduct in the administration of a government which has iu'cn by no n)eans free from dirticulty has been distinguished b}' good judj^'ment, and ha-- infif'irmly obtaimd tlir approbation of my pretleeessor. I am contiiient Uiat, so long a-, you n'.ain the g(n'. rnmeNl of \ ancouvi r Lshuid, fiom vhich 1 :\.tu thus re hu'tantly obliged lo relieve you, it will be yoiu- endeavour to support the policy of Her .XlajeslCs ( iovernmcnt, and to liicilitate by all means in your power the consolidation of Her Majesty's Colonics in ihi' Picilic under one eU'ective government. Governor Kennedy. C.B. &c. \'C. I have, \-c. (Signed) C.UINARVON. Kncl. iu !y. ('. K. Vaucouvbu No. 4. (No. Sill, Downing Stri'i't, AtiiiU-^t 22, l>*(')6. I iiAvi; tlic honour to Mcknovvlcdi^'c \\\v roccipt of your Dt'Npiitch No. 4;i,* diiled the iGth June last, enclosing ;i niernorial adihcsscd to sei! to my prele, < s'^or ii> llie Legislative Council of \'aiicou\(r l-hmcl, luayiiii; thai the l>riti>h Co'.iiiiibia Ordinance No. .'iof 1H65 may be disallowed. I have in n-\)\y to refer you to my Desp.itch, No. 7, of to-ilay's date, iroiii which you will learn that that Ordinance uill not be submitted for Her Majesty's contirination in its present form. I have, \'C. (iovernor Kenitedv, C.R. (>iig"i^^'l) CARNARVON. &c. &t. So. r,. No. f). \i). (i. Coi'v of a DKSPATCh from the llight Hon. the F.arl of Caunarvon to (iovernor Ki;nnki)\, C.I?. (No. 10.) Sir, Downing Street, September 12, \>*(]6. I II AVI' the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Deupateh, No. oO,* of the *i"i-''' '' 12th July last, enclosing correspondence on the subject of the liili, authorizing a loan of i<(MI,on(i, which has recently passed the Legislature of \'ancouver Island. ; I regret that the Assembly has neglected to jnox iile ways and means lor the expen- diture of the ( 'olon\, and has pieferred .adopting i liil! lor detruying the in(lisi)eiisal)le public services hv means of a loan to be rai-ed at the high annual interest of 12 per cent. Such a course appears to me to be objectionabK' in the highe-t clegree. but it is to be hoped that after the union of \ aiicouver and Hritish ('oluinliia, the unitnl (io\ermnent inav devise some more legitimute .and fitting maimer of providing tor the public wants. I have, (Sec. (iovernor Kennedy, C.H. (%«H-il) CARNARVON. \,c. v.Vc. F 3 \'aM()I\ I N... 7. 46 rCRTHKH PAPKUS UF.IATIVE TO TFIK TNTON OF No. 7. iU>i'\ of ii DI'.SrA'rcil Ihmi till' Ixi'ulit Moil, llic Kail of (^.Mt.vAinoN to (ioviTiioi Sia.Moni. Sill. DowiiiiiH Strcvl. .ScpicinluT I 1, Ix^iti. I Hwr. iln' lienor lo tiiu'.Jiiiit Ui uiii a coin ot'u Dopatcli* fioiii .Vctinj; (iovurnor Hiicli, |iio|)()siiii,r iirtuin reductions in the civil cstiibli.siiiiH'nfs of Jiriti.^li < 'olmnlii::. You lia\c iiiv full ;uiilioril\ u|)oii your return to your govc rnuicnl to cH'.'ct, subject to niv sanction, such reduction^ a> iiii])car to you to he ik'niiuidtd by tiic tinancial state of tli'c Coloiu, and to lie consistent with the cHiciency of tin.- public service. I have, itc. tiovernor Seymour, ( ^i'SHfd ) CARNARVON. \c. \'C. till. H. Ne Coi'V of a 1)!;S1'.\ TCK troin the Kmht lloii. (iovernor Ki:nni;ij\, *' the Karl <;l ( 'akn.\k\on to 15. Sill, ( \o. l."l. I I nam: reeeiveil Nil. 14 -jjii.i .rifu iMii,. .1 .. 4s. -jiiiii .. .. ;i „ la. -Ill Ati^'ii-i .. i; •Jinll .lilllf 1 *<.»., i';mi- 1. I)ome de!;ree. the inoti\es by which Her Majesty's (lovcrniiitllt have been actuated in taking step~ tor the complete union of thi' ( 'oloiiies. So long ago a> thi l.'ith of .luue l~s(;:( 1 obxivc that the l)uke of Newca-tle expressed his coin iction that the ( olonie:- ought to form one (iovernment. IJut this course was ()])en to throe strong objections : I'irsl, It was opj)ost'd to the prevalinl teeling mi the spot : Secondly, the liiriiial grant of representative institutions was impossilile in Rritish Columbia, w.iile they already exi.sted in imd could not be withdrawn from \'ancouver Islanil except by a strong exeri'ise of I'arliauuiitary jiower, or by an intimation on the part ot that rolony that it w;is willing to place itself in the hands of Her .Majesty'.s (loverimieiit : 'I'liiidK, tlie coiuiiiereial policy ot X'anrouver Island was (i.'i. On (he 'Jnd March Isd.') the dirticulty hitherto existing was ilispo-ed ot by the Assemlily of \'ancouver Island declaring by He M,!iition t'uit " tlic immediate union of this Colony with Hritish Columbia, under such eoiislitiitiou as Her .Maje>ty may be pleased to grant, is thi' means best udantid to previiit permanent causes of depression, as well as to stimulate trade, foster industry, lUvelop mu risources, augment our ]iopulatioii, and increase our permanent prosperity. " I.atrr, on till' i.Uiiol' 1 )erei;ili( >• l,s()5, the same \ssembly " endor.sed " these Reso- hitions ; but while expressing their preference (or Uepreseiitative Iiistitutimis, and ap|iarelitly tor uhat is called Kespoiisible ( iovernineiil. iipeated their conviction that the immediate union of \'aiicou\er Island anil liiitish ( olumbia was necessary beyond any other measure to inipait (.'oiifidence to the public mind, and lo place both Colonies on a prosperous footing. They also reterred to the williiigii' ss which they had already shown to accept whatever cmislimtimi Her .Majesty's (iovcrnnient might be |)leased to grant. 'I'hese Addresses, adopted Ij\ tin l.egi-laturi' at an iiitirval of nearly ii year, must plainly be taken as reineseiitiiig the deliberate opinion of the commiiMity in la\i>urof union, i'mii at tlie sacrifice of their rc|)reseiitativi' institutions, and though it is true that certain ot the inlialiitanls of \aiicoii\er Island were evidently opiiosid to the iiiipositioii of Import Duties in that I.slund, }ct it is evident that, il' union was lo be tllccted, the —>. V'A.\(()i;VK|{ ISLAM) AND HRITISFI COLrMIUA. 47 imposition oi' rcinovMl d' those duties iiuist iciimiii u (|iicstioii for tiic (h.'cisioii of tlic \' Uiiitcil Li'^^isliituif. Il iiiii-it Ik- supposed tliut tlie Assembly accepted this olivious coiise(|iieiice of their own reepiest. Thus tiic dillieultie-; o( ('oiisoliihitioii, a.s liir as rci^ards Vancouver Island, were wholly removed, and on terms to which no ri'iisonable objection coidd be raised on the |)art of IJritish '"olunibia. [Jnder these circumstances. Her Majesty's late (iovermnent introduced a Mill into I'arliament with that object, and th.it Hill was sul)se(|uci)tly adopted and carried on by me. When tli:it Rill was passing throufih Parliament some Resolutions (unaccompanied by any leport from the (iovernor of the ('oloiiy) were received by tilej.;raph, which had been passed in the month of ,luiie by the House of .\ssembly, and which, thon!,di they reasserted the vital necessil v ot' union, |)iaye(l that this union mifiht take |)laee u.jder a certain constitution, wliicli wduIiI be representative in its f;encral character, but the terms and conditions of which were very loosely s])ecified. 'I'hi' Assembly, however, did not spi:citically withdraw the original pledges of .lanuary and December \^(>'>, and they impressed on the Secretary of .State the injury which was indicted on bolli Colonies by the then ixisting state ol" uncertainty. I',\'en in the absence of explaniitions tVom the (iovernor, it was evident that these expressions ot opinion did not ju^til\ Her Majesty's (iovermnent ii dehiNintj lor another \ciu' the union which t'- Asseniblv had con-istently, and in the ojiinion of successive Secretaries of State correcl ly, proiiounci il indispensable, and in protraetitiL'' the uncer- tainty which they had dcciared to lie injurious. The Hill, therefore, "as carried throujjjh Parliament, and may, perhaps, have resulted in the union of the two Colonies before tiiis Despateh can reach its destin.ition. That union will reniler it inmeccs.iiary )()r me to enter on a. variety of subjects which arc treated (»f in the I )espatche.~ and letters now under ';ckno\vle(lt;meiit ; but I havi thoui;ht it necessary to furnish you with this ixplanalion of tlii' pioeeedinns of Her Majesty's (iovermnent, h s| they should be tliouuhl to imcilve any want of consideration for the then exi'-tim; l-e;,'islatme of N'ancouver Island, or should be attributed to any other motive than the de^iri' to complete with ])r(imptitiide an arrantjcment I believe to be not more in a'.'cordaiice with the main interests ol the two Colonies than with their wishes, and to terminate a state of uncertainty of which I am convinced the mischief is not merstated b\ the \ssembly of \'anc'mv<'r Island. 1 lia\('. \c. (iovernor Kenne.h , C. Ii.. (.Siirnedl C A UN A 1! \()N. \c. \-c. (Si Ml VI'.K Imam.. Re.so- -, and nat the nd any es on 11 111 ready ased No- 1). N... 0. Cofv of a DKSH A'l'CIl from the itiirht Hon. the I'.arl ot C,\iinmi\o\ to (iovernor Ki.nnkdv, C.H. I. No. -J 1. 1 Sill, Downinii' Street, November l(), l.'^()(>. I iiwi. the honiair lo .icknowh ili,'e the receipt oi your Despatcli, No. (iti,* of the • |i.i)f lin. Hist Aie,nist. tran-iiiitlini; ,i fuitlier lUsoliition of the l.e^nslative .\ssembl\ relaiitn; to union with iiritlsh ( 'oliimiii.i. I shall best ii:i«ver iliis ( (iinimmicalion by relerrinij you to my Despatch, No. I."),f trii." >'•■ ol'lUst of last month, in which I eN|iressed niy^elt fully on this siibjci't. I have. iVc (iovernor Keiinedv, I '.H , ( Sifjued i C A Ii \ .\ b' \< )N \c. \('. MM lOXDON I'nnli"! I') (iLiini^K K. I.i lil. 8riil \\ il.i i im .Siiil 1 1"" I'niiKTR til 111.- liiiiiii's iiiosl Kxi'i'lk'lil .M.iji'slj. Kit II T .M.ijidlys Stiilicmr) uflicc. 1