Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 16 September 1861, CO 60:11, no. 9800, 13.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Douglas forwards Newcastle the following financial reports:
an Account of the Bills drawn…upon Her Majesty's Paymaster General to defray the expenses of the Royal Engineers & Royal Marines serving in British Columbia, for the year 1859;
an Account of Bills, in like manner drawn to defray the Expenses of the Royal Engineers during the year 1860; and
a Statement of the Bills drawn on the Paymaster General, and of the sums advanced to Colonel Moody, on account of the Regimental Pay of the Royal Engineers.Blackwood minutes that although Douglas was only
allowed£11,000 for
Colonial payfor the Royal Engineers in 1860, he spent £20,968.
No. 56, Financial
16 September 1861
With reference to your Grace's Despatch, Vancouver's Island
No 59, of the 12th June, I have the honor to forward herewith
an Account of the Bills drawn by me upon Her Majesty's Paymaster
General to defray the expenses of the Royal Engineers & Royal
Marinesserving
serving in British Columbia, for the year 1859, and an Account of Bills, in like manner drawn to defray the Expenses of the Royal
Engineers during the year 1860, accompanied in each case by an abstract of the Expenditure under the different heads
of Service, the entire details of which together with the
requisite Vouchers, were forwarded with the general Accounts of
the Colony to the Commissioners of Audit on the 15th of July
last. I also transmit a Statement of the Bills drawn on the
Paymaster General, and of the sums advanced to ColonelMoody
Moody,
on account of the Regimental Pay of the Royal Engineers.
serving in British Columbia, for the year 1859, and an Account of Bills, in like manner drawn to defray the Expenses of the Royal
Engineers during the year 1860, accompanied in each case by an abstract of the Expenditure under the different heads
of Service, the entire details of which together with the
requisite Vouchers, were forwarded with the general Accounts of
the Colony to the Commissioners of Audit on the 15th of July
last. I also transmit a Statement of the Bills drawn on the
Paymaster General, and of the sums advanced to ColonelMoody
Moody,
on account of the Regimental Pay of the Royal Engineers.
2. I will take care in future whenever Bills are drawn upon
Her Majesty's Paymaster General that the Service upon Account of
which such Bills are drawn be distinctly marked upon the Bill.
Minutes by CO staff
Governor Douglas was allowed £11,000 in 1860 for Colonial
pay for the R. Engineers, but according to the enclosed account
for that year he wd seem to have spent £20968 on the Detachment.
ABd
2 Novr
Treasury.
TFE
2 Novr
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Note in file: "Folios 15 r.—17 v. being too large, will be photographed later."