Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Milton, J. to Carnarvon, Earl 26 January 1867, CO 60:31, no. 875, 103.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (4).
Milton, as
directed by the Secretary of State for War,requests confirmation regarding the War Offices claim on funds from the Colonial Office, for
Stores supplied for service of Artillery Volunteersin British Columbia. Blackwood’s minute explains the reasons for this claim from the War Office, and Elliot minutes his approval for referral to the
Governor requesting payment.Included documents describe how the Colonial Office will pay the War Office and the stores the War Office supplied to British Columbia.
Milton to Secretary of State
I have to acquaint you that this Office has a claim of the
following amount, on account of Stores supplied for service of
Artillery Volunteers, British Columbia 19th & 20th
December 1866 amounting to £141.1.3.
And I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to request
that you will
notify to me your acquiescence or otherwise, in the
correctness of the Claim, on the receipt of which the
Paymaster-General will be authorized to receive the proper amount of
such Claim.
And notice will then be given to you to make the payment
accordingly.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
This is the bill for articles supplied to B.C. in pursuance of the Acting Governor's requisition on the 13 July last. The bill did not seem to me to correspond with the requisition, so a private inquiry was made to the W.O. & a note from a Mr Purbrick has been recd wh. I annex by way of explanation. I must say that I think the
Official Letter from the W.O. ought to have entered more
fully into the subject—I mean as to what articles had not been
supplied. Probably the Authorities will understand the matter
better than I did, & I hope will pay the bill. Refer to Governor
requesting payment.
This is the bill for articles supplied to B.C. in pursuance of the Acting Governor's requisition on the 13 July last. The bill did not seem to me to correspond with the requisition, so a private inquiry was made to the W.O. & a note from a Mr Purbrick has been recd wh. I annex by way of explanation. I must say that I think the
Official Letter from the W.O. ought to have entered more
fully into the subject—I mean as to what articles had not been
supplied. Probably the Authorities will understand the matter
better than I did, & I hope will pay the bill. Refer to Governor
requesting payment.
ABd
4 Feby
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Buckingham to Seymour, No. 12, 7 February 1867 informing Seymour of the amount owed to the War Office for supplies acquired for “the Artillery Volunteers of British Columbia.”
Colonial Office to Under-Secretary of State, War Office, 8 February
1867, reporting steps taken to ensure payment.
J. Purbrick to Fuller, 1 February 1867, providing information
regarding the stores already supplied.