Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 6 August 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/8, 205.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Newcastle reports that the Treasury will pay
the balance of Salary due to Colonel Moody as Commissioner of Lands,but reminds Douglas that
the Colonial pay of Colonel Moody is to be paid from the Colonial Revenue, and that it cannot continue to be advanced from Imperial funds, unless there should be no means in the Colony of meeting the charge.
No. 11
Downing Street
6 August 1859
Sir,
I have to acquaint you that on the application of Messrs
Cox & Co I
have requested the Lords Commissoners of the Treasury to issue to them
as Agents for Colonel Moody the balance of Salary due to Colonel Moody
as Commissioner of Lands and Works up to 31st March last.
As you had so recently reported the inabilityof
of the Colonial
resources to meet the expences of the Engineer party, I felt that I had
no alternative but to recommend to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury that this payment should be added to the advances already made
for this service. But I must remind you that the Colonial pay of
Colonel Moody is to be paid from the Colonial Revenue, and that it
cannot continue to be advanced from Imperial funds, unless there should
be no means in the Colony of meeting the charge, in which case it will
be necessary that you should speciallyreport
report the circumstance to the
Secretary of State.
of the Colonial
resources to meet the expences of the Engineer party, I felt that I had
no alternative but to recommend to the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury that this payment should be added to the advances already made
for this service. But I must remind you that the Colonial pay of
Colonel Moody is to be paid from the Colonial Revenue, and that it
cannot continue to be advanced from Imperial funds, unless there should
be no means in the Colony of meeting the charge, in which case it will
be necessary that you should speciallyreport
report the circumstance to the
Secretary of State.