Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Peel, Frederick to Rogers, Frederic 6 August 1862, CO 305:19, no. 7765, 583.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Peel to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
6 August 1862
With reference to your letter of the 14th June last, I am directed
by the Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit
herewith copy of a Report from the Commissioners of Audit—No 289 of
28 July 1862—together with Copy of a letter from Lieut Col Hawkins
RE, HM Commissioner for the North Western Boundary, on the subjectof
of an advance of £200 made to him by the Treasurer of British Columbia
in August 1859 on account of the expenses of his journey to England
on the occasion of the seizure of the Island of San Juan by the
United States—and I am to request that you will state to the Duke of
Newcastle that it appears to their Lordships that this expense should
be considered as a Civil charge connected with the occupation of San Juan.
If
of an advance of £200 made to him by the Treasurer of British Columbia
in August 1859 on account of the expenses of his journey to England
on the occasion of the seizure of the Island of San Juan by the
United States—and I am to request that you will state to the Duke of
Newcastle that it appears to their Lordships that this expense should
be considered as a Civil charge connected with the occupation of San Juan.
If His Grace concurs in this opinion their Lordships would suggest
that provision should be made for the amount in the same manner as it
has been proposed to provide for other Civil Expenditure connected
with San Juan—which formed the subject of the correspondence noted
in the margin,
viz in the Parliamentary estimate for British Columbia for the year
1863/41863/4.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
Express concurrence? Mr Elliot should see these Papers on his return in order that he may be aware of this additional item to be inserted in the B. Columbia Estimate next year?
Express concurrence? Mr Elliot should see these Papers on his return in order that he may be aware of this additional item to be inserted in the B. Columbia Estimate next year?
VJ
7 Augt
At once.
FR
7/8
Other documents included in the file
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
E. Romilly and R.V. Davis, Audit Office, to Treasury, 28 July 1862, discussing the £200 expenditure and advising that as it concerned
the San Juan Island dispute, it should most likely be considered a
civil expenditure.
Lieutenant Colonel Hawkins, Boundary Commission, to Secretary of
State for War, 19 May 1862, providing a full explanation of the
circumstances which required him to receive an advance of £200 from
colonial funds.