Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 15 August 1861, CO 305:18, no. 7359, 322.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Hamilton informs the Colonial Office that
Two Bills of Exchange—for £600 and £400 respectively—drawn by James Douglas Esqr, Governor of Vancouver's Island—have been left at the office of the Paymaster General,and asks if they should be paid. The minutes show that Colonial Office staff aren't entirely sure what the bills are for, but that Newcastle
is notwithstanding of opinion that it is necessary to accept & pay the Bills for the credit of the Governor.
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
15 August 1861
I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestys Treasury to
acquaint you that Two Bills of Exchange—for £600 and £400
respectively—drawn by James Douglas Esqr, Governor of Vancouver's Island—have been left at the office of the Paymaster General, and I
am to request that you will inform My Lords whether, in the opinion
of the Duke of Newcastle, these Bills shouldbe
be accepted and paid.
be accepted and paid.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
We have no advice from the Governor respecting the draft of these Bills.
We have no advice from the Governor respecting the draft of these Bills.
EB Pennell
16-8/61
So inform the Treasury (having clearly ascertained that it is so).
But add that the D. of N is notwithstanding of opinion that it is
necessary to accept
& pay the Bills for the credit of the Governor.
Add that Mr D will be called upon for an Explanation.
& pay the Bills for the credit of the Governor.
Add that Mr D will be called upon for an Explanation.
FR
16/8
Mr Pennell has ascertained from the Treasy that the bills form part
of the bill for 3000£ reported in 3650 V.C.I. and of which the
acceptance was sanctioned in our letter of 28 May.
Ackne [and] state that the D of N. would suggest that examination
should be made whether these bills are not part of the sum of 3000£
wh the Govr reported himself to have raised by bills in this
Country in his dph of 19 Feb 1861. If this shd be the case their
acceptance & payment has been recommended in the C.O. letter of the
28 of May and in any case it wd be desirable that they shd be
accepted for the honor of the Govr.
But I shd like to see
Mr Pennell when the dr[af]t comes down in order to be sure that I
understand the position of affairs as betn us & the Treasy.
FR
19/8
