Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 4 February 1862, CO 60:13, no. 3913, 50.
No. 6, Miscellaneous
4 February 1862
I have the honour to acquaint Your Grace that I have drawn
on Her Majesty's Paymaster General for the sum of Four Hundred
and Thirty one Pounds, Five Shillings (£431.5.0), being the amount of
Salary due to me as Governor from the 1st ofOctober
October to the
31st of December 1861, at the rate of £1800, per Annum,
Income Tax deducted, and I have to request Your Grace will be
pleased to obtain the necessary authority from the Lords
Commissoners of the Treasury for the Bill presented on this
account to be paid when it becomes due.
October to the
31st of December 1861, at the rate of £1800, per Annum,
Income Tax deducted, and I have to request Your Grace will be
pleased to obtain the necessary authority from the Lords
Commissoners of the Treasury for the Bill presented on this
account to be paid when it becomes due.
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Elliot to G.A. Hamilton, Treasury, 24 April 1862, forwarding copy of the despatch and recommending that the bill be accepted and paid.