Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Parsons, Robert Mann to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 9 November 1858, CO 60:3, no. 1038, 535.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (4), Other documents (1).
Parsons requests clarification on the payment regulations for his men.
The minutes send Parsons’ letter to the Treasury.
Enclosed is Merivale to the Treasury forwarding a copy of the letter for their information.
Parsons to Lytton
I have the honor to inform you that on my arrival at Esquimalt
I learned from the Ships of War in Port that instructions had
been received from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty dated
in 1856 directing the payments of Ship's Crews on the Pacific
Station to be made at the fixed rate of 4s/- per American Gold
Dollar irrespective of the rate of Exchange.
Not being aware of any Regulations on the subject having been
made for the payment of Troops, I propose being guided by the
Admiralty instructions to their Paymasters,and
and as the present rate
of Exchange here is 4s/2d per dollar, the loss on the payment of
the men shall be shown in my accounts.
and as the present rate
of Exchange here is 4s/2d per dollar, the loss on the payment of
the men shall be shown in my accounts.
P.S. I beg to add that Colonel Hawkins R.E. the Boundary
Commissioner adopts the same system as that proposed, in the
payment of the Royal Engineers under his Command.
R.M.P.
The Right Honble
The Colonial Secretary of State
&c &c &c
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
Copy to T-y.
Copy to T-y.
I suppose Capn Parsons has done right.
I do not know why he does not write to the Governor. Wd it
not be well to desire the Governor, at the outset, to address a
Circularto
to all the functionaries serving under him, pointing out
the proper mode of communicating with this Office.
to all the functionaries serving under him, pointing out
the proper mode of communicating with this Office.
ABd
29 Jany
I had already minuted this on a former letter of Captain Parsons. I think it most important.
HM
Jan 29
Unless a desp. has been written or forwarded to that effect,
annex at once for the mail of 1st Feby a draft requiring the Govr
to call the attention of all functionaries to the rule.
Then send to Treasury.
C
Jany 29
Dft prepd to Govr.
ABd
31/1/59
Other documents included in the file
Merivale to G.A. Hamilton, Treasury, 8 February 1859,
forwarding copy of the letter for information.