Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Frederick 21 May 1868, NAC RG7:G8C/15, 111.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Buckingham informs Seymour that a bill for £1500 drawn to pay for royal marines on San Juan Island was
left at the Office of the Paymaster Generaland that Buckingham has authorized the payment of this bill. Buckingham reprimands Seymour for not providing notice for the bill being drawn, which was promised in earlier sets of correspondence.
No. 29
21 May 1868
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you that a Bill for £1500 drawn by
the Treasurer of British Columbia for the maintenance of the Royal
Marines Stationed on San Juan Island has been left at the Office of
the Paymaster General.
I have requested theLords
Lords Commissoners of the Treasury to
authorize the payment of this Bill, but I have to point out to you
that no advice of its having been drawn has been received at this
Department although you stated in your Despatch No. 17 of the 10th of
March last that you would see that regular notice in future
accompanies every Bill drawn for the above purpose.
Lords Commissoners of the Treasury to
authorize the payment of this Bill, but I have to point out to you
that no advice of its having been drawn has been received at this
Department although you stated in your Despatch No. 17 of the 10th of
March last that you would see that regular notice in future
accompanies every Bill drawn for the above purpose.