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SEQUEL TO AN OPEN LETTER
TO
MmbersofiliiHoioralileLegislatiTei
OF
13RI"1^ISH COr^I TM13I A.
COLONIZATION AND DEEP SEA FISHERIES, ETC.
(iiMitlciiu'ii: — As fnlliT infoniiiitioii re
lativc tu till' appnrtioninoiit of tlio Im-
licrial loan to tislu'riiu'ii coioniists has
bcH'U requested of me, and as the sub-
ject is of paramount imitortanee to
British (.'(;lunil)ia, 1 supply the I'ollow-
in;;' ri'marks anil statements, together
with a e<»j»y of tlie state document on
which the details of the scheme wer.'
l»ased. The minute, signed by the Kt.
Hon. G. J. Goschen's private secretary,
II. Babinj^'ton Smith, reads as follows:
"Treiisarv Chambers, Wlutehall, S. W.,
June l(»th, ISDl.
"Dear Mr. Begf,': — I am directed by
the Chancellor of the Excheqiier to com
nuinieate to you in writing the result of
your interview with him on .lunt' lird.
"Iler Majesty's government are pro-
pared to accedi' to the a])|tIication of the
government of liritish Columbia for a
loan of IlaO.OOO fr(un the Imperial gov-
ernuuMit for colonizatit-n puri)oses upoi;
tlje following cfuiditions: —
"(1> "I'll.- go\ I'limieiii (if l»rili>li Col-
umliia are to undertake by tlio aid of tlie
alxive-nu'uf idued sinn to transfer fi'(»m
1,(MM» to 1. •_*.-)(> families of Crofter (ish
eiMuen and others from tlH> western
Iligl.Iands ami islamls of Scotland to
British Cohnnbia, to locate th-ni on frc
lands on the sea coast and islands of
that country, and to lU'ovide them with
dwi'llings anil means ef liveJihood.
"It is propos(»d that the colonists
should l)e transferred in parties, begin
ning with fifty families; the whole num-
l»('r of families to be located within si\
years from the tinu' (d' tic Hrst settle-
ment. It is hopeil that the cost of tin
settlement will lie about £1"_M) p(>r fam-
ily, but in any case the cost is not to
exceed iil.'O per family.
'•(-) 'riic sum ».r i;i:.«>,0(MJ is to l.e ad-
vanced in three insf a Imeiits of t."i(>.0(K)
Tile tirHl instalment is to be adviMK-ed
as soon as an net jirnvidiiig fur (•.•irr.vinu
II I "M l^j !ll "'. 'II H i I !f t |il fi | i||i'|i|l i |l I H 'IIIPI III »
over six years, and approi)riate the
£ir.<>.<KM) loan (or .$VJ7.r)0(>) as sjn-cified
ill tlie Ciiaucellor of the Excho(|iier's
letter:
No. 1 Ai)propriatioii if242.o()0
First year, 50 families located,
rciiulred ,']().37.j
I?nlaiice invested at 4 per <'ont.... 'J\H\.V2rt
Second year. '2(H) faudlies locate<l.
recpdred 14.",rtOO
Halance invested at 4 per cent.... iiO.O^,')
No. 2 Appropriation (add to former
balanc<') 242,5liO
Vi/.. : .i;(K».(J2r. ami $242.."><k> .'50,'{.12."»
Third year. 200 located, recpiired.. 145,.'00
IJalance invested at 4 per cent. ... l.')7. 025
Fourtli year, l.')0 families located,
i-e(iuired ^100,125
lialaiuM' investc'd at 4 lu-r cent 48.500
No. ;{ Appropriation (add to foniior
balance) 242,500
Vi/,.: $4.s,.")(M» jind .$2t2.."»Oit 2 :>1 (lOO
Fiflli year. 2.")0 families located.
i'''»inire(l Ifii.s75
I{alane(> invested at 4 uor cent 100 125
Sixtli year, l.'.O families located.
i"t'4uire(l 10i>,125
'J'hc ii.\estnieiii,> .ind iiileiesl aciru-
ing ar" shown in ihe following tablo;
First year's Imlanee Invested .$8 245
Second year's balance invested 2 7."5
Third year's balance invested It!l70
ronrtli year's lialance invesl«'(i. . . . Illio
Fiftli year's balance invested l.">!475
$4(!,755
Should th" ctdo'irizatioii termioate un-
• ier the "scluMue " at the end of tlh'
first approiiriation. the balance on hand
on interest aciMuint would be ,f;il.()(K>.
Other slalemeids showing repayments
ly tlv> colonists, embracing seriatim a
period ('.vtciiding over a i«'rioil <,f seven
yonns, I furnished ' cv- Sessi(»nal I':i-
pers. ISD-J. nairi ' »). Tliev were
found on oxainina, ., by the ImiH'rial
i}ni\ |)rovinci;il goveniimMts :e be iinan-
cia!I>- s.Miiid. iuid were apiimv.'d by
(lu'in.
A itrovinciiil act, "the Colonization Act
^^j^^^j|i^l^j^^i^^^^^e(^jJ^^nl^Mi^^.
(xccfii ilTtU p.i- liiiiiily.
••(2) 'I'lif SHIM of £i:.(>,<tou is t.. lif 11. 1
vaiK'c ! ill fliici' iHstnliiiciits of £."(<». <•(»<».
Tlic lii'sl iiislaliiu'iiL is lo lie iidvaiiccil
iis soon as Jill !U-t prov'uliiiK l<»r cMrryinu
out the scliciiu' under (joiisidcrMlioii iiml
contiuniim' tlic lu'ccssiiry fiuanri:il cliiii^-
cs has hcfii passed by llu' Ic^'islatiirc ol
lirilisli Cnluinliia in a form satisfactory
to ll<'r Majesty's KovernnuMit. Tiie
second instalnu'nt is to be advanced
wiicn tile tir<) instalment has been tx
l>en(U'd upon settling' sncii number of
families as it will provide for; and the
third instalment when the second is so
exi)eiided.
"{'A) The j^overnment of British Col-
ninlda are to j,Miarantee repayment of
the sum advaiu-ed, with interest at thre-^
per cent. i)er annum. Itepaynu'nt of each
instahnent of the loan is to commrnci
at the end of five years irom the dat"
at which it was first advanced. The
interest during.;' tlrcse five years is to bf
added in each year to the principal of
the hvan; and the whole amount of eacn
portion of the loan is to b(> rei)aid by
(Mjual annual instalnuMits extending; over
2") years fron) the date at which, in each
case, rei>ayment be,t:ins.
' (4) All responsibility for the welfare
of families settled will naturally rest
with the fjovernmcnt of British Colum-
bia; but Ilei- Ma.i(>sty's jjoverjinu'iit will,
from tinu^ to time, ask the ;;overnment
of British Columbia for siKdi informa-
ti(Mi as will enable them to satisfy tluuu-
scdves that the furthe!* advances can
with advanta^'e be mad(-. Should it at
any time appear to Her Majesty's ;i;ov-
ernmi'Ut. or to the ^'overnment of Brit-
ish Columbia, that the measure of suc-
cess attendiufr the colonization sclieinf>
has not lieen ach-quate, and that it is
therefore desirable to abandon the fui--
ther carry injr out of tlu' sclieme, any un-
exjiended balance in +lu^ hands of the
{rovernnient. of British Columbia will
then lie repaid, with the interest accriM^i'l
u)) to the date of paymen*"."
In accord'ipce with the f()re;;oin..»
docniin nt from tlu^ Imperial Treasury
I furnished the provin<'ial ^I'overnnient
with stat'Muents to detnonsrvate how the
ai»pro,yiriq;ions shouhl be apiHied to com-
plete tlie transfer and location of 1.0(>0
families, the amount advanc(>d ro be re-
paid in twenty-five years at three jM^r
cent, interest -repayments to commenc<^
in Tivi^ years after each inslalment had
been made. The following!- statement
shown how it was intended under mv
plan to deal with the thrcv instalnienis
of £50,0<X) ($-J42,tX)0) each, to extend
Tallin: I Mil I • \ .1 HI ' U,l I |i 1 1 ; i\ lit' llli;nii:i|
;>iid provincial i:overnm<*.its to "in lin;ui-
ciiill.x sfimd. iiiid were •»|i))ruv.'d l»y
Ili< in.
.\ provinciiil aiM, "(he ( 'oloiii/atioii .Vet
of ISjrj," was pass(>d (.\|.ril ISih), to
atithorizc an ;iirr(«'mei;t with Her Maj-
f sty's udvernnicn: for the set iliiii,' of hsh-
<'rmen and others in British C(>lumbia.
A correspoiidiii;: act -ihc "British Cc
li'ihbia (I.o.ui) Act." I'Ttli .linie. IS'.rJ.
w;'s p.'issed by the Iini>erial LTovermnent
to authorize an advance to the iroveni-
ment of British ('.dunibi:i of i;i.'().(M)0
from the Tin|)erial treasuiw on lei-l.-iin
con«li!ions. Both ;h(»s( arts are in fore(»
and applicable to this (Nilonization
scheme, which, for reasons furuierly
expl.'iined, hns not lM>en carried into
efr«>ct
It will be <'leai"ly se(Mi that this plan
of setthMuent v.'as cifefully examiner,
by boll; rroveniuients and aicepted; that
it is no lu'omiscuous .■itate-jiidnl coloii-
ization affair, but a specially jirran;.'ed
commercial contr.ict. in.ade voluntarily
and firmly betweei: the iprovincial jrov-
enimei.t and the colonists, bidore they
have lluir li«.mes: and, that then^ may
be no misundeistandiiiii-, the advaiita;;'es
and dis.idvani aiics (d" tlie |>ropos('d col-
(ddz.'itioii would be fully set before them.
I may add here that I havi^ secured
fr m the owiKU's about ,S()() acres (d'
land as portion of a townsite at IlarJy
Bay for tlu> use of the proiiosed fishery
colonists. t(t be }irant<Nl to them free, in
fee simiile. Tlu location is situatt d on
a'u exc(dlent harbor, accessible at all
tides, and w(dl sludtered, on the north-
east coast of Vancouver Island. It is
convenient to the best of our de<'i)-sea
fishery banks for halil)ut, etc., and is.
in fact, tile be^♦^ harbor on the niorthem
liortion of the island. It is to be hoped
that the present favorable opportunity
for settliiijr our seaboard and developiui;:
our inexhaustible deep-sea fisheries by
British subj(>cts will neither he ijrirored
uor nej-'lected by the h(Ui. the minist(>r
of immifrration in his desire to accom-
modate foreip:ners at Bella Coda atid
(Juatsino Narrows, which have, so far,
prov(Ml expensive experiments to the pro-
viiu-e.
Trusifirsr the information thus driven
will satisfy you that the colonizatioti
referred to will benefit not only the fish-
injr irdustry. but other industries of the
province as well, and that you will jrive
it vour supjwvrt. T am, <4c. . etc.,
Victoria, Mai-ch 2-'!, 1S07.
ALKXAXDEK BKCJO. CC.
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