Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Hamilton, George Alexander to Rogers, Frederic 19 July 1864, CO 305:24, no. 6901, 248.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
Hamilton forwards copies of the
Instructions of 1847, to Governors of Colonies for keeping accounts of Colonial Revenue and Expenditure.
Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
19th July 1864
Sir
With reference to your letter of 18th Ultimo, I am commanded by the
Lords Commissoners of Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit to you
herewith 6 copies of the Instructions of 1847, to Governors of
Colonies for keeping accounts of Colonial Revenue and Expenditure,
which have been asked for by the Governor of Vancouver's Island.
I am
I am at the same time desired to transmit to you the enclosed copy of
a Report from the Commissioners of Audit, No 283, of 12th Instant,
with copy of the Regulations of 1839 and of the Form of Certificate
referred to in Articles 302 and 312 of the Colonial Regulations,
Edition of 1856, relating to the Custody of Public Moneys in the
Colonies, and I am to request that you will move Mr SecretaryCardwell
Cardwell
Cardwell to communicate these several documents to the Governor of
Vancouver's Island, together with the Instructions of 1847.
Cardwell
Cardwell to communicate these several documents to the Governor of
Vancouver's Island, together with the Instructions of 1847.
Minutes by CO staff
ABd
21 July
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Henry Arbuthnot and R. Vaughan Davis, Audit Office, to Treasury,
12 July 1864, forwarding six copies of the instructions of
1847, with explanation.
