Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Lugard, Edward to Rogers, Frederic 27 August 1864, CO 60:20, no. 8264, 280.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
Lugard sends correspondence regarding a discrepancy in the accounts of the Royal Engineers.
The Colonial Office staff minutes their agreement to request a report from Colonel Moody on the matter.
Lugard to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
I am directed, by Earl de Grey and Ripon, to acquaint
you, for the information of the Secretary of State for
the Colonies, that a letter was addressed on the 29th
January last to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia,
of which a copy is herewith enclosed, to which no reply has
been received and I am to request that you will move His
Grace the Duke of Newcastle to give such directions, to the
Lieutenant Governor, as he may thinkproper
proper with a view to
insure his prompt attention to the subject referred to in
the above letter.
proper with a view to
insure his prompt attention to the subject referred to in
the above letter.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
I suppose we had better, in the first instance, send copy of these papers to Col: Moody for explanation, & if necessary afterwards refer to the Govr of B.C. as requested.
I suppose we had better, in the first instance, send copy of these papers to Col: Moody for explanation, & if necessary afterwards refer to the Govr of B.C. as requested.
ABd
1 Sepr
I think on the whole (after inspecting the accounts)
that we had better request the Governor to procure a report on the
subject from the Colonial Treasurer. Col:
Moody's account of the
matter might be taken to be the [Credits?] claimed in the Royal
Engineers' accounts; and I do not believe that
we should gain much by any further explanation from him.
At all events I would try first the Colonial Authorities,
or [assume?] the burthen [here?] of accounting
for a demand in excess of what the others admit. Draft to Govr.
Moody's account of the
matter might be taken to be the [Credits?] claimed in the Royal
Engineers' accounts; and I do not believe that
we should gain much by any further explanation from him.
At all events I would try first the Colonial Authorities,
or [assume?] the burthen [here?] of accounting
for a demand in excess of what the others admit. Draft to Govr.
TFE
3/9
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, D. Galton, War Office, to Lieutenant Governor,
British Columbia, 29 January 1864, describing a discrepancy in the
accounts of the Royal Engineers and asking for an explanation.
Statement of sums credited by the paymaster on account
of the Royal Engineers, and similar statement of accounts calculated
by the auditors, showing a difference in total.
Other documents included in the file
People in this document
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes