Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Tilley, John to Rogers, Frederic 2 July 1869, CO 60:37, no. 7458, 278.
Abstract
Tilley, John to Rogers, Frederic 2 July 1869, CO 60:37, no. 7458, 278.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (3).
Tilley to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
General Post Office, London
2 July 1869
Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 3rd of April last,
enclosing a copy of a despatch from the Governor of British
Columbia, I beg leave to state, for the information of Earl
Granville, that I have caused to be prepared a statement
shewing, on one hand, the amounts paid by this Department for
conveyance of mails to and from British Columbia during the year
1868, and, on the other hand, the amounts paid by the Colonial
Government.
The
The Balance shewn by the statement in question to be due to the
Colonial Government is £536.12.11; and I have caused that amount
to be paid to the credit of the Colony with the Crown Agents for
the Colonies.
I enclose a copy of the statement, which I request you will be
so good as to transmit to the Governor of British Columbia.
Minutes by CO staff
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Statement of account between the colony and the
General Post Office, London, "For Conveyance of Mails to and
from the Colony during the Year 1868," signed by
George Chetwynd, Receiver & Accountant General, 24 June 1869.
Other documents included in the file
Sandford to Crown Agents, 8 July 1869, authorizing them to
receive the sum of £536.12.11 to be paid to the credit of
British Columbia.
Sandford to Crown Agents, 3 December 1869, forwarding copy of
letter and statement to clarify misunderstanding
respecting amount owing to the colony.
Minutes by CO staff
The Agents have asked for this explanation. They did not
understand that our letter of 8 July answerd theirs of 27 April.