Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 22 July 1863, CO 60:17, no. 7264, 301.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (transcribed) (1), Other documents (2).
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
22 July 1863
Sir,
I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you the enclosed copy
of a Report (No. 250) from the Commissioners of Audit
dated 7th Instant, with a statement of payments
claimed credit for in the Account of the Colonial Treasurer
of British Columbia for the year 1861, under the authorityof
of the Governor, which are not provided for by the
sanctioned Estimate of the year, or have not been
otherwise notified to the Commissioners of Audit as
having been submitted for the approval of This Board,
and I am to request that you will move the
Duke of Newcastle to inform My Lords whether he sees any objection
to the admission of the several charges to which attentionhas
has been drawn by the Commissioners of Audit.
of the Governor, which are not provided for by the
sanctioned Estimate of the year, or have not been
otherwise notified to the Commissioners of Audit as
having been submitted for the approval of This Board,
and I am to request that you will move the
Duke of Newcastle to inform My Lords whether he sees any objection
to the admission of the several charges to which attentionhas
has been drawn by the Commissioners of Audit.
It is requested that the statement may be returned.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
The Treasury & the Crs of Audit are in possession of all the accounts & documents which we have had on the subject of these items. If they cannot throw light on the items neither can we. I believe that all the Treasury want is that we shd say that we see no objection to the admission of the different charges. But if you think more is requisite we must write either to Captn Gosset, in this Country, to see if he can explain the matter, or to the Governor.
The Treasury & the Crs of Audit are in possession of all the accounts & documents which we have had on the subject of these items. If they cannot throw light on the items neither can we. I believe that all the Treasury want is that we shd say that we see no objection to the admission of the different charges. But if you think more is requisite we must write either to Captn Gosset, in this Country, to see if he can explain the matter, or to the Governor.
ABd
24 July
As Major Gosset is retiring, I would not refer to him,
being that at all events it is hardly likely that he could explain
matters of this kind at a distance from the Colony and from
the records of his office.
I should express an opinion to the Treasury that the
several charges may be admitted (otherwise the public
accounts will be inconveniently kept open for the subject
on which there exists no rational doubt)—but I would say that
the Governor's attention will be called to the appearance
in these Accounts of an item which the Crs of Audit
had disallowed (vizt the sum of £60 stolen from a Constable) &
that he will be instructed to furnish a report to this Dept
containing the information previously called for by the Bd
of Audit. Write also to Governor accordingly.
TFE
1 August
I agree. For drafts.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to Geo. Arbuthnot, Treasury,
6 August 1863, recommending admission of
the several charges in question, and stating that the governor would
be asked to report on one of the items.
Documents enclosed with the main document (transcribed)
Commissioners of Audit to Treasury
In transmitting for consideration the state of the
Account of Captain W.D. Gosset R.E., Colonial Treasurer
for British Columbia for the year 1861, we beg to enclose
a statement of certain payments, claimed credit for
therein under the authority of the Governor which are
not provided for by the sanctioned Estimate of the year
or have not been otherwise notified to this Office as
having been submitted for your Lordships approval.
We have also to notice that credit is claimed for
a sum of £60 as cash stolen from a Constable who had
been sent into the Forks of Quesnelle to collect Revenue,
but which sum has been disallowed by us; and we have
called by Query for any special directions that may have
been given by the Governor in respect of this loss, and
forevidence
evidence that the amount had been included in the
sums brought to account in Revenue.
evidence that the amount had been included in the
sums brought to account in Revenue.
With reference to the proclamation authorizing the
issue of Road Bonds which accompanied Mr Peel's letter
of 2nd July 1862, we have to notice that the moneys
raised upon Bonds during 1861 amounted to £2,250 on
account of the Harrison Lilloet Road; and that a sum
of £1951.4.5 was borrowed from the Government of
Vancouver's Island as a temporary Loan for a short
period, bearing interest at the rate of one per cent per
mensem, for the purpose of paying off certain Bonds
which had become due.
Should your Lordships be pleased to approve the
state of this account we have to request that it may be
returned to us with your Lordship's Warrant to sign and pass the same.
The Estimate and papers are returnedherewith
herewith as requested
in Mr Peel's letter of 2nd Decr 1862 No 17407.
herewith as requested
in Mr Peel's letter of 2nd Decr 1862 No 17407.