Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Longford to Adderley, Charles Bowyer 15 July 1867, CO 60:31, no. 6794, 126.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Longford to Under-Secretary of State
I am directed by Secretary Sir John Pakington, to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter dated 1st Instant, requesting to be
furnished with information with regard to a claim of £675.2.4 for
stores supplied by the War Department for the service of the Government
of British Columbia; and in reply I am to acquaint you for the
information of the Duke of Buckinghamand
and Chandos that when the Royal
Engineers employed on the Boundary Survey in British Columbia under
the command of Colonel Moody left that Colony in 1863, the Arms,
Accoutrements and Ammunition with which the party was equipped,
were handed over to the Colonial Authorities of British Columbia by
that Officer. An application was afterwards received from the
ColonialOfficer
Officer requesting that the Colony might be allowed to
retain the stores, on the usual terms, for service of the Volunteers
of that territory viz
Rifles and appurtenances on loan
Accoutrements and Ammunition on payment which was acceded to. A subsequent representation was however made by the Colony that only sixty sets of the Accoutrementsout
out of the
133 sets were in such a state as to be made available. Sir John
Pakington, under the circumstances, had sanctioned their retention by
the Colonial Authorities, free of charge. The claim has therefore been
made for the value of the Ammunition and the Colt's and Deane's
revolvers &c &c referred to in the enclosures which accompanied
your letter of the 2d January 1867.
and Chandos that when the Royal
Engineers employed on the Boundary Survey in British Columbia under
the command of Colonel Moody left that Colony in 1863, the Arms,
Accoutrements and Ammunition with which the party was equipped,
were handed over to the Colonial Authorities of British Columbia by
that Officer. An application was afterwards received from the
ColonialOfficer
Officer requesting that the Colony might be allowed to
retain the stores, on the usual terms, for service of the Volunteers
of that territory viz
Rifles and appurtenances on loan
Accoutrements and Ammunition on payment which was acceded to. A subsequent representation was however made by the Colony that only sixty sets of the Accoutrementsout
out of the
133 sets were in such a state as to be made available. Sir John
Pakington, under the circumstances, had sanctioned their retention by
the Colonial Authorities, free of charge. The claim has therefore been
made for the value of the Ammunition and the Colt's and Deane's
revolvers &c &c referred to in the enclosures which accompanied
your letter of the 2d January 1867.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F Rogers
The War Office even now do not refer to their previous letter of the 22d April—4029—a copy of which was sent to the Govr for his guidance, i.e. to shew him the amount he has to pay. Send a copy of this to Govr saying that probably before the receipt of the present despatch he will have caused repayment to be made of this sum of £675.2.4
but if not to do so at once.
The War Office even now do not refer to their previous letter of the 22d April—4029—a copy of which was sent to the Govr for his guidance, i.e. to shew him the amount he has to pay. Send a copy of this to Govr saying that probably before the receipt of the present despatch he will have caused repayment to be made of this sum of £675.2.4
but if not to do so at once.
CC
16 July
Other documents included in the file
Draft reply, Buckingham to Seymour, No. 47, 19 July 1867 transmitting a copy of Longford’s despatch and requesting Seymour to remit funds to the War Department, if Seymour has not already sent the necessary funds.