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EI G E SECO SESSIO O E EGIS A I E COU CI O I IS CO UM IA
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HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS
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FOR THE SECOND SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, BEING THE YEARS 1864-65. 28° VICTORI/E.
ARTHUR N. BIRCH, COLONIAL SECRETARY, AND PRESIDING MEMBER.
HENRY P. PELLEW CREASE, ATTORNEY GENERAL.
CHARLES WILLIAM FRANKS, _ _TREASURER.
WYMOND OGILVY HAMLEY, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS.
CHARTRES BREW, MAGISTRATE, NEW WESTMINSTER.
PETER O'REILLY, o. CA I OO.
E Y MAY A A , o. Y O .
A EW C A ES E IO , o. I OOE .
O CA MIC AE AY ES, o. OSOYOOS A KOO E AY.
OS UA A. EY O S OME , EW WES MI S E IS IC .
E Y O OOK, OUG AS A I OOE IS IC .
C EME A CIS CO WA , _ O E, YA E, A Y O IS IC .
GEO GE A O Y WA KEM, CA I OO EAS A QUES E O KS IS IC .
WA E MO E Y, CA I OO WES A QUES E MOU IS IC .
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E E ICK SEYMOU . PROCLAMATION
Ex ll n E E ICK SEYMOU , ESQUI E, G v rn r nd C nd r n Ch f f th C l n f r t h C l b nd t p nd n , & ., & ., & . ll h t n rn, Gr t n . E EAS, f r d v r d nd n d r t n , t xp d nt, f rth th, W t d lv th x t n l t v C n l f r t h C l b OW K OW YE A I, E E ICK SEYMOU , nd r nd b v rt f th p r nd th r t v t d n n th t b h lf, O h r b d l r nd pr l th t th l t v C n l f th C l n f r t h C l b nd t p nd n b d lv d nd fr th d f th d t h r f, nd th h r b d lv d rd n l . GI E nd r h nd nd th bl S l f th C l n , t G v rn nt , W t n t r, n th C l n f r t h C l b , th t nt f r t d f O t b r, n th r f O r rd n th nd ht h ndr d nd xt f r, n th t nt hth r f r M j t n. C nd. C A ES GOO , f r th C l n l S r t r . NOTICE CO O IA SEC E A Y S O ICE, 28th O t b r, 864. E EAS, b n Ord r f th Q n n C n l, d t d th th d f n , W A. . 86 , l t v C n l f r th C l n f r t h C l b n t t t d nd t bl h d, h l t v C n l t n t f h bl Off r th n th d C l n , h ll fr t t t b d n t d, nd f h p r n h ll fr t t t b n d, b r n p r n f n In tr t n r W r r nt nd r th l S n M n l nd S n t, nd f h th r p r n fr t t t b pp nt d b th G v rn r, b In tr nt t b p d nd r th h C l n l Off nf r d S r th t h ld n t l ll "d lv " h t t hn ll Cr n C n l, nd th t th t f th n n l r th r f r f t n bl v l d t . r t f th rr r, th S r t r f St t f r th C l n n tr t d S r t r pp nt th x t n n l nd n t nf r t r l l t n v l d t n th pr d n f th n f th l t v C n l, r f t n th t t n t th b nn n f th 866 n, ft r n d r t n n th Ex t v C n l. r rr p nd n r l t n t th tt r, C rd ll t S r, M r h 86 nd O t b r 86 , S p r t , CO 8 2, pp. 2 02, 6 S r t C rd ll, 8 M 86 , nd 2 n 86 , C nf d nt l, n l n Cr t S r, l 86 (S r t , CO 60 2 , pp. 08 8, nd CO 60 22, . 0 2 . S l th n t f th Ex t v C n l, 8 nd n r 866, nd n t f th l t v C n l, 8, 22, nd 2 n r 866. 24 248 2 ECEM E 864
bl S l f th d C l n , pr v d d h v r th t v r h l t nt n d pp nt nt h ll b pr v n l nl nt l th h ll h v b n ppr v d b r M j t , thr h one f th r n p l S r t r f St t . A , W E EAS, r M j t , b In tr t n d nd r th l S n M n l nd S n t, nd d t d th t d f l , A. . 86 , h th pp nt d nd d l r d th t th f ll n bl Off r h ll, d r n r pl r , b M b r f th d l t v C n l, th t t th r p t v Off r l f ll t n f r th t b n A C l n l S r t r f r th d C l n , A Att rn G n r l f r th d C l n , A r r r f r th d C l n , A Ch f C n r f nd nd W r f r th d C l n , A C ll t r f C t f r th d C l n . OW ESE A E O O I Y A EC A E th t n p r n f th p r nd th r t v n f r d, th G v rn r h n t t t d nd pp nt d th nd r nt n d M tr t t b , d r n r M j t pl r , M b r f th d l t v C n l, v z: h n r bl Ch rtr r , M tr t , W t n t r, t r O ll , M tr t , C r b , nr M n rd ll, M tr t , tt n, Andr Ch rl Ell tt, M tr t , ll t, hn C r h l n , M tr t , O nd K t n . h f ll n pp nt nt t th C n l h v l b n d b th G v r n r, n d f r n t th h f th p pl , xpr d n th tr t nt n d ft r h n r bl M b r n : h n r bl h Att d n ld r, W t n t r, nr lbr , l nd ll t, Cl nt r n C rn ll, p , Y l , nd tt n, G r Anth n W l , C r b E t nd Q n l r , W lt r M b rl , C r b W t nd Q n l th. r v d d l th t h pp nt nt l t nt n d h ll b pr v n l nl f r d, nd pr v d d l th t th h ll nt n n f r , nl pr v l d t r n d, nt l th t d f M , A. . 866, nd n l n r. A ESE A E U E O O I Y, SUMMO , A CO E E th v r Off r nd r n , f r d, t t t W t n t r, n th 2th d f b r, n th r f O r rd n th nd ht h ndr d nd xt f r. C nd. A U . I C .
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r nt t th b v n t th l t v C n l t th d , th f ll n M b r b n pr nt:— h n r bl h C l n l S r t r , h Att rn G n r l, h r r r, h C ll t r f C t , Ch rtr r , . ., t r O ll , . ., nr M n rd ll, . ., . A. . r, nr lbr , G. A. W l , nd W. M b rl . At 2 l , .M., Ex ll n r d r S r, E r , G v rn r f th C l n , nt r d th C n l Ch b r, tt nd d b h r v t S r t r , nd b n t d n th r d nt Ch r, d n t r d th l th f ll n nd ff t th M b r pr nt, h v r ll b r b d th . EGIS A I E COU CI , 2 SESSIO 24
His Excellency then delivered the following gracious Speech:
O OU A E GE EME O E EGIS A I E COU CI : It th r t t f t n th t I t t d , nd nv t t nt r th p n r l t v d t . I th n t h hl d r bl th t h ld, b f r Chr t , d p f ll th r f th r h h b t t l . r th r n I h ll nl l b f r th S ppl nt r E t t , nd th ll n r t v l l n t n t th p nt h h h v b n d nd r th th r t f l t n f th l t C n l, nd h n nf r n r n h n t t d. h l t C n l v t d £2 6,400 f r th bl S rv f th r 864— £ ,6 b Ord n n , n t n d b r d r, nd £80, 00 b l t n . h t t l Exp nd t r , p t th t n t nt, h b n, n rl t p bl f r t rt n, £ ,000, n l d n th r tt n t th Cr n A nt f r Int r t nd S n n nd n th n h h ll n t b br ht t nt th r, nd l th rr r f Exp nd t r f pr v r , h h nt d t £ 6,824, l v n th t l Exp nd t r nd r th E t t nd l t n , f r th l v n nth , l ttl v r £ 6,000. h pr b bl d b r nt f r th nth ll b £8,000, h n n th r n Exp nd t r l b £ 2,000— n l d n th nf r n xp n —th n th t n t n d. h p nt d nd r Ord n n f ll h rt f th E t t b £ 6,000 th nd r l t n b £ 6,000. I r r t t th t th bl v n ll f ll h rt f th E t t b b t £ ,000. h pr n p l p bl r p rf r d d r n th r h v b n:—th f r t n f r d n th C r b tr t, th nt n n n r p r f th n l n f n t n, th r p n n f th tr l v r th C d M nt n t p , th n nt f th r d fr W t n t r t rr rd Inl t, th p n n f l h r d fr Q n l th t Al x ndr . M h r ld h v b n d n , b t f r t h h nt p r t n l t lt n l . h r f th r t f d nt n En l nd d t d ff lt t pr r , x pt n th t nf v r bl t r , th n pr p d t b b rr d nd r th A t f l t S n. h dd n d v r f th v l bl ld n n th K t n r nd r d t xp d nt th t l r nt f p t l h ld b pt n h nd f r p n n th n t n b t n th r r nd n d n . W h v dr n n t th n nl t th xt nt f £26, 00, l v n £ , 00 pr b bl v l bl f r th rv f 86 . A t f p rt n th t th l n f tr v l t th K t n n h ld b l t d th th t t r , t ll b t f t r f r t n th t thr d t n t xp d t n r n xpl r n n th t d r t n. I r r t th t th nt f n h pr v nt d th t bl h nt f ht Sh p t th M th f th r r. h n r nt h ll pp r n n th E t t f r 86 . An ppr pr t n ll b d f r n d f th t bl h nt f St n t n th n . Y ll h v nt p t d xpl n t n th t th r t tl n nf r n nt n n d b th ppr n f th Ch l t n In rr t n f l t r. h xp n n rr d n th b t £ 6,000. A p rt f r d r , ll pr v d d th f d b t n r d, l d n t l p n n b r f r d Ind n , h r l t n t t f t rv t n. t d j t t th d d. On th ff ld t Q n l th, t t t d th t th v n pr v t n. t t th Ind n r ff r n ll th p n f h n r, h l th h t n l pt n r d. An tt d n th l p r t d br , nd b t thr f th p d. h Ind n , l v n th r t r p rt f th r b t b h nd th , n nt f th d ff lt n t r f th ntr , r d th C d r n . h pp r t h v r v d n d r bl r nf r nt b f r th r h d th h f h t S ttl r n n h . n d p t h d, nd th n , th nt n ll ll n n b r , dv n d t t p tr n th ht dr v r , ppr h n fr nt n Ar . hr f th n r ll d. v , b n nt f d xt r t nd d f rt n h h rv ll , n d t ff t th r p . v r d b p n t th n n b pr t d t th d n t f n r nt , b th dh n f th h l Ch l t n tr b , fr th t f th C d M nt n t th b n h f th r r. 2 0 2 ECEM E 864
h r dn f th C t r n , d d b th b n f ll n f tr n p rt, d t d b r fr t th Ch l t n ntr fr th S , b t n xp d t n nd r ntl n f r t r p t t n f r r nd ll n d l n th th t v tr b f th C l n h d l ft th Upp r r r f r th lt r r. h f r f t nt f v n, t d b pr d r, h d b b r t n bv l n ff nt, th t th C nd r n th x r f th d d r t n nf d d t h n r d t t xt f v . h t n b r f nd n l rt n th t f h ll n r n h , h n j n d n th 6th l b n th r p rt f 8 l nt r fr W t n t r, h h d b n nv d b Ad r l K n rn t nt n Ar . h h ft r f r t br h th th t v , th h t fl fl t d v r th rt fr th th f n t th th l , n t p t nd n t rd n l t n h d b n d b th Ind n , nd h n th rth rn l nt r r h d t d br , n th th f l , t rd th t Inl t M nt n , th r t ll n d bt t th r pt n th ld t th fr th Ind n . It n , I r r t t , f d dl h t l t . A r t f f d r d d th W t n t r p rt t pp r nt n t n h n l ft l n t n h , b t th t ll p nt n r n th nf d n f th E t rn br n h f th Ch l t n Ind n , h Ch f h d t n n t v t p n th xt r n t n f th h t . A n nd h ldr n, nd f n ll n, r ll d t l v th l nt r C p nh r d, rd n t pr , th Ch f f n ll nd d t pr nt h lf t th G v rn r n th 20th f l , th d n h h th Al x ndr l nt r r t rn d t n h . It ll n n t h th W t n t r p rt th n r n d th r t t r f th t Inl t M nt n h th Ind n Ch f , h r d b th b nd f l nt r h h h d p n th fr th pp t p nt f th p , f nd th lv th t f d r f r , r d d t th l lt rn t v f d r rr nd r. It d t t p th th t t pr f th n h f r rd fr C r b nd W t n t r, t n n nfl t f r d bl fr th n t r nd xt nt f th C ntr v r h h t r d, nd n n h h t pp r d t n t f f n r b t t f ht n th r d . I r f th p rt r d n th n hb rh d, nd n nf d ntl th t, tr n th n d t b l r nd d r bl M l t r l nt, th f r n r ll ll, ld r l h v b n rp d n ff n nd d nd t n th M th r C ntr , r n n f r C l n . h Al x ndr l nt r pr nt d n ll f n nd f r d bl pp r n . W th th dv f th Ex t v C n l, th l t r n t b n n S n, I h v rd r d rt n t t n l f ntr n v l f r pr nt t n t Mr. r nd Mr. C x, th l d r f th r p t v xp d t n , n n l d nt f th r v l bl rv . I pr p t l b f r , n n r , ll h v n th f ll n bj t n v : t. nd th f n r pt nd In lv n 2nd. nd th r l t n th d p l f th Cr n nd rd. W n p ll rd n t th nt f d th n ff nt dth f th r t r l l t d t nfl t p n th p bl r d 4th. A ll t r d l th t l S rv th. A ll t n l d t nd nd th M n n 6th. A ll t nd th f Ev d n , t l r ph ll , nd th r , p rh p , f n r p rt n . I tr t, l , t b bl t b t t ll pr p n t p rt nt h n n r f l rr n nt , th v t n r th r f th C l n . h pr nt t t f r n rth t t h ll r v p rt l r tt nt n, nd th t n f Ed t n h ll f r th bj t f p l . I h ll t n lt r t n n th d f p n th p bl r d n r p r. Y ll f nd th t th ntr t nt r d nt b pr d r h v d n x f Exp nd t r v r th E t t f x d n £ ,000 n th nt. I f r th t I h ll d pp nt p r n h n I t t th t I h ll h v n ll b d n n "Ind n p l " t l b f r . h G v rn nt h t p l — l , tr t, j t nd f r , t rn r r f l n r r l t LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, 2ND SESSION 251
summer straining the resources of this young Colony to secure justice—not venge- ance; this winter to feed, if necessary, some of those whom the energetic pursuit of our Volunteers has reduced to starvation. If you can introduce any measure by which such principles of honesty and honour can be implanted in the breasts of all the white traders among the Indians, the Bill shall have my most cordial approval. You are probably aware that the House of Assembly of a neighbouring Colony has passed certain resolutions in favour of a conditional union with British Colum- bia, under one Governor. These resolutions shall be laid before you. Without entering into details, it may perhaps be convenient that I should at once express my opinion on the subject. I think it would be better for Imperial interests that Great Britain should not be represented by more than one Governor to the westward of the Rocky Mountains, and I can imagine cases in which both the Governors, as well as the Officer in command of Her Maiesty's Naval forces, might be consider- ably embarrassed by the present state of things. But the unaided power of the prerogative is fully able to remove the present inconvenience to Her Majesty's service if it be found considerable, and I advise you merely to consult your local interests. I do not see at present how British Columbia would gain by the sugges- ted change, and I am rather disposed to think that a longer separation is necessary before a satisfactory re-union could take place. Let time remove the impression which exists in some minds that the resources of the one Colony have not yet been fully developed, while the prosperity of the other has been somewhat artificially stimulated. I trust Honourable Gentlemen of the Council that you will close the accounts of this checkered and not over prosperous year before it expires. We shall then be able to devote our undivided attention to the more pleasing task of contributing by every means in our power to the brighter future which seems opening before us. His Excellency then left the Council Chamber. The Hon. The Colonial Secretary took the Chair as Presiding Member. On the motion of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. P. O'Reilly seconding, Ordered, That His Excellency the Governor's Speech be printed for the use of Members. Then, on the motion of the Hon. the Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. Moberly seconding, Ordered, That a Select Committee, to be named by the Presiding Member, be appointed to draw out and submit a reply to His Excellency's gracious Speech. The following honourable gentlemen were appointed accordingly:—The Honourables the Attorney General, the Collector of Customs, Mr. O'Reilly, Mr. Homer, Mr. Moberly. Then, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Ball, the Hon. Mr. Holbrook seconding, the Council adjourned till Friday next, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
r d , th 6th d f b r, 864.
The Council met at 3 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present.—The Hon. the Attorney General, The Hon. the Treasurer, The Hon. Messrs. O'Reilly, Homer, Holbrook, and Moberly. The Hon. the Attorney General in the Chair as Presiding Member. The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read over and confirmed. 2 2 6 ECEM E 864
h n. th Att rn G n r l, th Ch r n f th S l t C tt pp nt d t pr p r n Addr n r pl t Ex ll n p n n p h, br ht p p rt, nd th r d f ll th:
MAY I EASE YOU E CE E CY: W , r M j t t d t f l nd l l bj t , th l t v C n l f r t h C l b , h v r v d, th nf n d pl r , Y r Ex ll n r Addr , n th p n n f th , th nd S n f th l t v C n l f th C l n , n th 2th n t nt. O r rn t ff rt ll b v n t t dv nt f th br f p rt n f 864, h h t r n t , t rr thr h th f n n l b n nd S ppl nt r E t t f th pr nt r. W r j t th t r n t n f th Ch l t n Exp d t n , nd t th h h h tt nd d th r x rt n . Wh l p n v r tr b t d t th l d r nd pr v t b r f th Exp d t n r C rp t th r d nd v l bl t n f r Ad r l K n nd th S rv nd r h nd t p bl f r t p v r n l n th h r h h Y r Ex ll n pr n n th ntr f th Ch l t n , h d n th bj t n nd p f t n f th ld tr b . It bj t f n r t l t n th t Y r Ex ll n h pr ptl pr d n th p n n f th Int r r n t n , n h h h f th f th C ntr d p nd nd th t th t bl h nt f d r t St n t n th n t f r p rt f r l t n. W r th l n l n d t l nt th f n n l r t n t , h h h v p d d th f ll f r l t t n, n th t th ll, tr t, h v b n th n f n bl n Y r Ex ll n , b d pl t n th r n n h nd, t p n p l n f r d, h h ll nd th n tr ff f th n nd p rt nt G ld M n n n f K t n , t p thr h th nt r r f r n rr t r . h n r nd p rt nt bj t , l d d n f r th l t n f th n r, ll h v r nx nd nd v d d tt nt n. W th r rd t th p rt l l t n f th l t r f th n hb r n C l n , n f v r f Un n n p f t r , h h Y r Ex ll n h b n r l pl d t pr t l b f r th C n l, nn t d fr Y r Ex ll n th t n r n f r h n n th p n n, d l b r t l nd n n l xpr d b th l t C n l, n th l t n f th l t S n, tr n tt d t r M j t G v rn nt: th t n Un n th th n hb r n C l n ld b n xp d nt nd d dv nt t r t h C l b v n h h, r l d t , Y r Ex ll n n r . W h v th l h t t n n xpr n th v t th pr nt t , h p th r b t t th t n f n ll t r t nd th b tt r t r p nd t Y r Ex ll n nv t t n t n ntr t r ff rt n th r r d t l b f r . A U . I C , r d n M b r. C n l Ch b r, 6th b r, 864. On th t n f th n. Mr. lbr , th n. Mr. O ll nd n , Ordered, h t th p rt b r v d nd th C tt d h r d. On th t n f th n. Mr. r, n. Mr. M b rl nd n , Ordered, h t th Addr n r pl t Ex ll n p n n Sp h, pr p r d b th S l t C tt pp nt d f r th t p rp , b n d pt d. On th t n f th n. Mr. lbr , n. Mr. M b rl nd n , Ordered, h t th Addr b n r d nd n d b th r d n M b r.
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On the motion of the Hon. Mr. O'Reilly, the Hon. Mr. Homer seconding, Ord r d, That the Address be presented to the Governor by the whole House. On the motion of the Hon. the Treasurer, Ord r d, That the Presiding Member be requested to ascertain at what hour His Excellency would be pleased to receive the Address. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook gave notice of motion. Then, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Holbrook, the Council adjourned till o'clock . M., on Monday the 19th instant.
M nd , th th d f b r, 864.
The Council met at 1 o'clock, pursuant to a special notification from His Excellency. Present.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Attorney General, the Hon. the Collector of Customs, the Hon. Messrs. O'Reilly, Ball, Homer, Holbrook, Walkem, and Moberly. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary in the Chair as Presiding Member. The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read over and confirmed. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary stated that he had, in pursuance of the wish of the Council, seen the Governor in reference to receiving the Reply to the Address, and that His Excellency would be pleased to receive the Council at once. On the motion of the Hon. Mr. O'Reilly, the House then adjourned during pleasure. On the House resuming its sitting, the Hon. the Colonial Secretary informed the Council that, in compliance with the order of the Council, he, accompanied by several Members of this Council, had attended upon His Excellency with the Address adopted by the Council in reply to His Excellency's Speech, and that His Excellency had been pleased to make thereto the following answer:
O OU A E GE EME O E EGIS A I E COU CI : I h v t th n f r th Addr h v b n d n h t pr nt t . I l d t f nd th t r pr p r d n r ll t ppr v f th p l f th G v rn nt, r pr nt d n th r tr p t v r v I r ntl l d b f r . t h p th t th n rr n f p n n x t p n th r p rt nt tt r h h I h ll br n b f r rl n n r . h S ppl nt r E t t h ll b l d b f r t d , nd t d r th t v r nf r t n b f rn h d r p t n ll p nt th r n p f d. I n t t th t t nt nt n t t t M b r f r rd, r r l , f v r, d r n th pr nt nd ppr h n S n. I th n fr d f d b t , nd th nt n n f th pr nt t l d f l n , ll b b t pr t d b r t n , n t , t d t n t br n h f th l t r . I ld h v r b t r th t I h ll, t ll t , d r n b th S n , b r d t r v n M b r r M b r f r b d h d r p r n l nf r n th . E E ICK SEYMOU Government House, 19th December, 864. 2 4 ECEM E 864
A Message from His Excellency the Governor was delivered to the Hon. the Presid- Mg Member, by D. C. Maunsell, Esq., His Excellency's Private Secretary, and the same was read as followeth: Message No. 1. E E ICK SEYMOU . h G v rn r l b f r th l t v C n l th S ppl nt r E t t f r th rv f th pr nt r. ll nf r t n r p t n th ll b f rn h d b th C l n l S r t r nd th r Off r pr nt n C n l. Government House, 19th December, 864. On the motion of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Ordered, That the Council do resolve itself into a Committee of the whole on the Supplementary Estimates. The Council resolved itself into the said Committee accordingly. The Presiding Member left the Chair. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook in the Chair of Committee. The Presiding Member resumed the Chair. The Committee rose, and the Chairman reported that the Supplementary Estimates had been gone through, and that the sum of £60,076 8s. 8d. had been duly voted. Resolved, That the House be recommended to grant a supplementary supply of £60,076 8s. 8d. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook moved, The Hon. Mr. Homer seconding, And it was Ordered, That the accompanying Standing Orders, being those used by the late Council, be continued as the Standing Orders of the present Council until new ones be prepared. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook gave notice of 2 motions. The Hon. Mr. Homer gave notice of motion. The Hon. Mr. Walkem gave notice of motion. Then, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Walkem, the Council adjourned till 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
d , th 20th d f b r, 864.
The Council met at 3 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Attorney General, the Hon. Messrs. O'Reilly, Ball, Homer, Holbrook, and Walkem. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary in the Chair as Presiding Member. The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read over and confirmed.
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The Hon. Mr. Homer moved, Hon. Mr. O'Reilly seconded, And it was Resolved, That as the heavy expenditure in connection with the Chilicoten Expedition was in no way brought about by the inhabitants of this Colony, but in consequence of the actions of persons living out of the Colony, and over whom the Government of British Columbia had no control, therefore this Council deems it necessary and just that the Home Government should be respectfully asked to pay one half of the cost incurred by the said expedition, and that this Resolution be forwarded to His Excellency the Governor for transmission to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook asked the Colonial Secretary if the report were true that several of our Volunteers were arrested when passing through the Colony of Vancouver Island, at the time they were under arms to put down the insurrec- tion among the Indians of the Chilicoten Country, and if any steps will be taken against the parties engaged in such arrests, if the report be true? The Colonal Secretary replied that it was impossible to conceive that the Government of Vancouver Island had any connivance or complicity in the arrests alluded to, although he had no doubt that such arrests had been made. It was therefore impossible for this Government to take any action in the matter. The Council would observe that the Governor had expressed his intention of altering the laws of Bankruptcy, so that if such disgraceful pro- ceedings could be carried on in Vancouver Island they should not be possible in this Colony. A Message from His Excellency the Governor was delivered to the Hon. the Presid- ing Member by D. C. Maunsell, Esq., His Excellency's Private Secretary, and the same was read as followeth:
Message No 2. E E ICK SEYMOU .
h G v rn r l b f r th l t v C n l ll nt tl , "An Ord n n r nt n S ppl nt r S ppl f S xt th nd nd v nt x p nd , ht h ll n nd ht p n , t f th G n r l v n f th C l n f r t h C l b nd t p nd n , t th rv f th r n th nd ht h ndr d nd xt f r. Government House, 20th December, 864. On the motion of the Hon. the Attorney General, Ordered, That this Bill be now read the first time. Read first time accordingly. On the motion of the Hon. Mr. Ball, Ordered, That the Standing Orders be suspended in order to allow the Bill in question to be read second time. Read second time accordingly. On the motion of the Hon. the Attorney General, Ordered, That the Council do now go into Committee of the whole on the said Bill. The House went into Committee accordingly. 2 6 20 ECEM E 864
The Presiding Member left the Chair. The Hon. Mr. O'Reilly in the Chair of Committee. The Presiding Member resumed the Chair. The Committee rose and the Chairman reported the Bill gone through with- out amendments. On the motion of the n. the Attorney General, Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time to-morrow. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook moved, the Hon. Mr. Moberly seconding, That the Home Government be respectfully asked to send part of a Regi- ment of Soldiers to this Colony for our protection, as such would be the means of keeping the Indians quiet when they knew such a force existed in the Colony, and His Excellency be respectfully requested to send a copy of this Resolution to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Moved in amendment by the Hon. Mr. Crease, seconded by the Hon. Mr. Hamley, Resolved, That knowing that, under present arrangements, Her Majesty's Government expects Colonies requiring Military aid to meet the Colonial pay of any such force, and while this Council is aware that the state of the Rev- enue does not admit of asking for Military aid on these terms, it respectfully requests that the Home Government will, with the view of making provision for the defence of this Colony, order that a sufficient portion of Her Majesty's Pacific Squadron may be permanently stationed in the Fraser River, and on the Coast of British Columbia, and the great inconvenience which at present arises may be avoided, viz: that when any sudden emergency occurs assist- ance has to be sent for as far as Esquimalt, Vancouver Island; and that this Resolution may be forwarded to His Excellency for transmission to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. On the amendment being put the Council divided, Ayes 8, Noes 1, So it was Resolved in the affirmative. On the original Resolution being put the Council divided, Ayes 1, Noes 8, So it passed in the negative. The Hon. Mr. Walkem moved, the Hon. Mr. Homer seconding, That all correspondence between the Hon. the Collector of Customs and the Auditor General, with regard to the Refund of Customs duties, be produced. Correspondence produced and read. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook gave notice of motion. Then, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Walkem, the Council adjourned till 3 o'clock, to-morrow afternoon. EGIS A I E COU CI , 2 SESSIO 2
W dn d , th 2 t d f b r, 864.
The Council met at 3 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Present.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Attorney General, the Hon. the Collector of Customs, the Hon. Messrs. O'Reilly, Ball, Elliott, Haynes, Homer, Holbrook, and Walkem. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary in the Chair as Presiding Member. The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read over and confirmed.
On the Order of the day being read for the third reading of the Supplemental Supply Bill, Ordered, That the same be read a third time. Read a third time accordingly.
On the motion of the Hon. Mr. O'Reilly, Resolved, That this Bill do pass, and that its title be "An Ordinance granting a Supplemental Supply of Sixty thousand and seventy-six pounds, eight shillings, and eight pence, out of the General Revenue of the Colony of British Columbia and its Dependencies, for the service of the year 1864." His Excellency the Governor introduced into the Council Chamber two Members of Council, Andrew Charles Elliott, Esquire, and John Carmichael Haynes, Esquire, and His Excellency, having taken the President's Chair, administered the usual oaths of allegiance and office to the new Members, who severally subscribed the same, and took their seats at the Council.
His Excellency then prorogued the Council in the following Speech:
O OU A E GE EME O E EGIS A I E COU CI : I t xpr t b t th n f r th pr pt nn r n h h h v p d th S ppl nt r Appr pr t n Ord n n , t h h I nt n th Q n n , nd h v n l d d th f n n l b n f th r. I h v r v d r l t n, r t n t nv t r M j t S r t r f St t th p n n f th C n l, th t n h lf f th xp n n rr d n nn t n th th Ch l t n xp d t n h ld b d fr d fr th I p r l r r . I h v t rt n xt nt nt p t d r h n th r p t, b t r l t n, h h I h ll d l f r rd, nn t f l t v dd t n l ht t r pr nt t n . I h ll, l , b bl t dd r l t n r p t n th v r p r f t rr n nt n x t n f r th d f n f th C l n , n pp rt f t t nt n th bj t lr d d b . I n r n f r d pr v n f th h l d h h h ld h ll t nj t th t f th r, nd I th r f r n pr r r n r bl C n l t th 2th f n r , 86 nd th h r b pr r d rd n l . 2 6 20 ECEM E 864
The Presiding Member left the Chair. The Hon. Mr. O'Reilly in the Chair of Committee. The Presiding Member resumed the Chair. The Committee rose and the Chairman reported the Bill gone through with- out amendments. On the motion of the Hon. the Attorney General, Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time to-morrow. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook moved, the Hon. Mr. Moberly seconding, That the Home Government be respectfully asked to send part of a Regi- ment of Soldiers to this Colony for our protection, as such would be the means of keeping the Indians quiet when they knew such a force existed in the Colony, and His Excellency be respectfully requested to send a copy of this Resolution to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Moved in amendment by the Hon. Mr. Crease, seconded by the Hon. Mr. Hamley, Resolved, That knowing that, under present arrangements, Her Majesty's Government expects Colonies requiring Military aid to meet the Colonial pay of any such force, and while this Council is aware that the state of the Rev- enue does not admit of asking for Military aid on these terms, it respectfully requests that the Home Government will, with the view of making provision for the defence of this Colony, order that a sufficient portion of Her Majesty's Pacific Squadron may be permanently stationed in the Fraser River, and on the Coast of British Columbia, and the great inconvenience which at present arises may be avoided, viz: that when any sudden emergency occurs assist- ance has to be sent for as far as Esquimalt, Vancouver Island; and that this Resolution may be forwarded to His Excellency for transmission to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. On the amendment being put the Council divided, Ayes 8, Noes 1, So it was Resolved in the affirmative. On the original Resolution being put the Council divided, Ayes 1, Noes 8, So it passed in the negative. The Hon. Mr. Walkem moved, the Hon. Mr. Homer seconding, That all correspondence between the Hon. the Collector of Customs and the Auditor General, with regard to the Refund of Customs duties, be produced. Correspondence produced and read. The Hon. Mr. Holbrook gave notice of motion. Then, on the motion of the Hon. Mr. Walkem, the Council adjourned till 3 o'clock, to-morrow afternoon. EGIS A I E COU CI , 2 SESSIO 2
W dn d , th 2 t d f b r, 864.
The Council met at 3 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment.
Present.—The Hon. the Colonial Secretary, the Hon. the Attorney General, the Hon. the Collector of Customs, the Hon. Messrs. O'Reilly, Ball, Elliott, Haynes, Homer, Holbrook, and Walkem. The Hon. the Colonial Secretary in the Chair as Presiding Member. The Minutes of the previous Meeting were read over and confirmed.
On the Order of the day being read for the third reading of the Supplemental Supply Bill, Ordered, That the same be read a third time. Read a third time accordingly.
On the motion of the Hon. Mr. O'Reilly, Resolved, That this Bill do pass, and that its title be "An Ordinance granting a Supplemental Supply of Sixty thousand and seventy-six pounds, eight shillings, and eight pence, out of the General Revenue of the Colony of British Columbia and its Dependencies, for the service of the year 1864." His Excellency the Governor introduced into the Council Chamber two Members of Council, Andrew Charles Elliott, Esquire, and John Carmichael Haynes, Esquire, and His Excellency, having taken the President's Chair, administered the usual oaths of allegiance and office to the new Members, who severally subscribed the same, and took their seats at the Council.
His Excellency then prorogued the Council in the following Speech:
O OU A E GE EME O E EGIS A I E COU CI : I t xpr t b t th n f r th pr pt nn r n h h h v p d th S ppl nt r Appr pr t n Ord n n , t h h I nt n th Q n n , nd h v n l d d th f n n l b n f th r. I h v r v d r l t n, r t n t nv t r M j t S r t r f St t th p n n f th C n l, th t n h lf f th xp n n rr d n nn t n th th Ch l t n xp d t n h ld b d fr d fr th I p r l r r . I h v t rt n xt nt nt p t d r h n th r p t, b t r l t n, h h I h ll d l f r rd, nn t f l t v dd t n l ht t r pr nt t n . I h ll, l , b bl t dd r l t n r p t n th v r p r f t rr n nt n x t n f r th d f n f th C l n , n pp rt f t t nt n th bj t lr d d b . I n r n f r d pr v n f th h l d h h h ld h ll t nj t th t f th r, nd I th r f r n pr r r n r bl C n l t th 2th f n r , 86 nd th h r b pr r d rd n l . 2 8 2 A UA Y 86
h r d , th 2th d f n r , 86 .
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2 h St nd n Ord r r pr nt d n pp nd x n th Journals of the Legislative Council of British Columbia, 2 b r 864 t Apr l 86 ( W t n t r G v rn nt r nt n Off , 86 , nd r r pr nt d n App nd x A, p. 86.