Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Sargeaunt, William Charles to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 7 July 1864, CO 60:20, no. 6360, 55.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Sargeaunt informs Elliot that British Columbia is in debt £1289.9.6 to the Crown Agents for the Colonies and that BC has also submitted a bill to the Agents which matures at the end of the next month.
Sargeaunt to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary)
In reply to the enquiry contained in the last paragraph
of your letter of the 3rd ultimo I have the honor to
acquaint you for the information of Mr Secretary Cardwell
that the amount overpaid on account of the Government of
British Columbia on the 30th June was £1289.9.6, but
that the Crown Agents have received from the Colony a Bill
for £6200 which matures on the 30th proximo.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Under these circẽs I think that we may tell the Govr that orders have been given to the Crown Agents to comply with the requisition contained in Sir Jas Douglas' desph of the 11 Apl/64, and also that they have been Authorized to pay themselves the cost of such requisition out of the bill for £6200 which matures on the 30 proxo.
Under these circẽs I think that we may tell the Govr that orders have been given to the Crown Agents to comply with the requisition contained in Sir Jas Douglas' desph of the 11 Apl/64, and also that they have been Authorized to pay themselves the cost of such requisition out of the bill for £6200 which matures on the 30 proxo.
It may perhaps be a question whether, as the
Colony is indebted to the Agents the sum of
£1289, and the expected bill does not mature for
nearly 2 months, the present wd not be a
favorable moment for telling Govr Seymour to
be careful to keep the Agents in funds to meet his
requisitions. Authorize the Agents to repay themselves.
ABd
8 July
As the Bill is here, I would pass over for the present
in silence any admonition about keeping them in funds.
In other respects, draft as proposed.
TFE
9/7
