Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Pelham-Clinton, Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, James 24 July 1862, NAC RG7:G8C/3, 121.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Newcastle forwards Douglas a letter from the Board of Trade
requesting reimbursement for
expenses incurred for the stores supplied to the Lighthouse in Vancouver Islandand requests that he
take immediate stepsto settle the account.
No. 112
Downing Street
24 July 1862
Sir,
I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a letter from the
Board of Trade containing an account of expenses incurred for the
stores supplied to the Lighthouse in Vancouver Island referred to in my despatch No. 58 of the 30th of May 1861.
I have authorized theColonial
Colonial Agents, in the event of their
having no funds in their hands to meet the expense, to pay the sum of
356-1-11 to the credit of the vote for Lighthouses abroad as an
advance on account of your Government, and I have to instruct you to
take immediate steps for reimbursing the Agents to the above extent.
Colonial Agents, in the event of their
having no funds in their hands to meet the expense, to pay the sum of
356-1-11 to the credit of the vote for Lighthouses abroad as an
advance on account of your Government, and I have to instruct you to
take immediate steps for reimbursing the Agents to the above extent.
Governor Douglas C.B.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, Edgar A. Bowring, Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Marine Department, to Under Secretary of State, 14 July 1862.