| Description | Correspondence and copy correspondence between Lord Strathcona [Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal: High Commissioner for Canada, 1896-1911] and Joseph Chamberlain [as Sec of State for the Colonies, 1895-1903] relating to various official matters including proposed expedition to undertake hydrographical investigations of the Hudson Straits; the appointment of Lord Minto [Gilbert John M. K. Elliot, 4th Earl of Minto] to position of Governor-General of Canada; and the Pacific Cable Scheme [plans to provide cable line connecting Canada and Britain with Australia] |