Colonel Moody commanding the Troops in
British Columbia,
having made Requisition upon me, as by letters herewith enclosed,
for the sum of about Two Thousand Three hundred Pounds (£2300), the
details of which
are

are noted in the margin,
£ s d
Colonial Pay Previous to Embarkation 386.3.3 1/4
Colonial Pay of Entire Detachment 1900.0.0
February & March
I have the honor to
acquaint your Grace that not having funds in the Colonial Chest
to meet this demand, I have instructed the Treasurer to procure
the above named sum by Bills on Her Majesty's Paymaster General,
and I trust your Grace will be pleased to obtain the necessary
authority from
the

the
Lords Commissoners of the Treasury, for the
Bills presented on this account to be paid, when they become due.