Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Richards, Charles to Fortescue, Chichester 9 June 1860, CO 60:9, no. 5782, 12.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Richards to Under-Secretary of State
In transmitting herewith the accompanying documents relative
to the Government cargo shipped in the "Thames City" for New Westminster in September 1858; I request that you will be pleased to inform me of the amount of tonnage on which
the brokers
of the Vessel should be paid
freight
freight, and whether any, and if so,
what charge is to be made against them on account of Stores
damaged or deficient.
freight, and whether any, and if so,
what charge is to be made against them on account of Stores
damaged or deficient.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
I know of no other mode of ascertaining this point than by a reference to the War Office—the service having been a military one—or sending the papers to the Governor for Col: Moody to report on them.
I know of no other mode of ascertaining this point than by a reference to the War Office—the service having been a military one—or sending the papers to the Governor for Col: Moody to report on them.
ABd
13/6
We must ask the War Office whether they can enable us
to answer the inquiry of the Admiralty (which is made
with their usual brevity and obscurity).
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Elliot to Under-Secretary, War Office, 26 June
1860, forwarding copy of letter from Admiralty and asking they could
answer the inquiry made therin.