Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 16 March 1860, CO 60:9, no. 2910, 179.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
Hamilton to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
16 March 1860
Sir,
In compliance with the request contained in Mr Elliot's
Letter of the 14th Instant, I am directed by the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you,
herewith, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle,
Copies of two Statements which have been received from the
Paymaster General, dated respectively the 31st October
last and the 10th Instant, being in continuation of
the Statement forwarded
in
in Their Lordship's Letter of the
1st February 1859, of all advances and payments on
account of British Columbia, together with an abstract thereof.
in Their Lordship's Letter of the
1st February 1859, of all advances and payments on
account of British Columbia, together with an abstract thereof.
In the absence of any Accounts from British Columbia,
Their Lordships are unable to determine how far the
total amount of the advances and Payments are chargeable
upon the Parliamentary Grant.
They consider that the payments, amounting to £4,000,
on account of the occupation of the Island of San Juan,
as well as the Regimental Pay of the Royal Engineers sent out
to the Colony, are recoverable from the War Department.
They are also of opinion that the payment
of
of £1,800
to the Master of the Mint, on account of the preliminary
expenses of the Assay Office, should be considered as an
advance to be hereafter repaid out of the local Revenue of the Colony.
of £1,800
to the Master of the Mint, on account of the preliminary
expenses of the Assay Office, should be considered as an
advance to be hereafter repaid out of the local Revenue of the Colony.
Minutes by CO staff
From a memo: of Mr H. Irving's placed herein, I
gather, in round numbers, the following facts:
Total payments by Treasury £74,000
Deduct—
Votes by Parlt 43,000
Recoverable 12,000 55,000
Deficiency £19,000
Total payments by Treasury £74,000
Deduct—
Votes by Parlt 43,000
Recoverable 12,000 55,000
Deficiency £19,000
I am not without hopes however that the deduction to be
made on account of regimental pay which is to be contributed
by the War Office may prove larger than conjectured by Mr
H. Irving. On this ground I have assumed the deficiency for
this year at £16000 and have prepared accordingly the
Estimate for B. Columbia which will exhibit the following amounts:
For current services . . £14.000
For arrears . . . . . . 16.000
Total . . . . . . . . . £30.000
For current services . . £14.000
For arrears . . . . . . 16.000
Total . . . . . . . . . £30.000
Mr Blackwood
I have prepared the Estimates accordingly. This may be put by.
I have prepared the Estimates accordingly. This may be put by.
TFE
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Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Abstract: "Advances and Payments on account of
British Columbia and Van Couvers Island," Treasury, 16 March 1860.
"Statement of the Advances which have been
made to any persons, on account of
British Columbia, since the last return dated 31 October 1859," M. H. Foster, Paymaster General's Office, 10 March 1860.
"Statement of the Advances which have been
made to any persons, on account of British
Columbia, since the last Return dated 24 January 1859," M. H. Foster,
Paymaster General's Office, 31 October 1859.