Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Douglas, James to Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes 9 November 1861, CO 305:17, no. 410, 512.
No. 70, Financial
9 November 1861
The Imperial Funds in the hands of this Government on account of
Expenses connected with San Juan being exhausted, I have the honor
to advise your Grace that I have this day authorized the Treasurer to
procure by Bills upon Her Majesty's Paymaster General the Sum of One
Thousand Pounds (£1000) to enable me to meet the customary expenditure
upon the foregoing account; and I trustyour
your Grace will cause the
necessary steps to be taken that the Bills may be accepted upon
presentation.
your Grace will cause the
necessary steps to be taken that the Bills may be accepted upon
presentation.
2. As these Bills can only be negotiated from time to time, and in
such sums, as demand may arise, I am unable to detail to Your Grace
the particulars of each separate Bill, but as the Bills drawn by
the Treasurer of Vancouver's Island are invariably printed in
red, and conspicuously marked on the top "Government of
Vancouver's Island", while those drawn by the Treasurer of British Columbia are printed in
black,and
and marked "Government of British Columbia" no
difficulty can arise in distinguishing the Bills if these
distinctions be remembered.
and marked "Government of British Columbia" no
difficulty can arise in distinguishing the Bills if these
distinctions be remembered.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Refer to the Treasury & recommend that the Bills should be paid as an advance to be repaid out of the Vote for Army Services under the arrangement detailed in the annexed letter from the Treasury to the War office 4519?
Refer to the Treasury & recommend that the Bills should be paid as an advance to be repaid out of the Vote for Army Services under the arrangement detailed in the annexed letter from the Treasury to the War office 4519?
VJ
14 Jan
Draft.
TFE
15/1
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to G.A. Hamilton, Treasury, 21 January 1862, forwarding copy of the despatch and asking that the Bills be accepted and paid
as per prior arrangement.