Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Trevelyan, Sir Charles Edward to Merivale, Herman 6 December 1858, CO 60:2, no. 12504, 332.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2).
Trevelyan informs the CO that the Treasury approves of the rates of pay for the Officers posted
to British Columbia and the “additional Rates of pay” for the men employed as recommended by Lytton. They ask if they should transfer the funds.
The minutes cannot respond until the CO has heard from the War Office concerning any
contributions to the “working pay.”
Trevelyan to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Treasury Chambers
6 December 1858
Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 6th
Ult:,
1
I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Treasury to acquaint you, for the information of Sir E.B. Lytton, that My Lords will not object to the Colonial
rates of
pay
2
to the Officers forming the Expedition to
British Columbia, being Computed from the dates on which
their services Connected with the expedition commenced
in this Country. They also approve of the additional
Rates of pay to the men employed on the Expedition as
recommended by Sir E.B. Lytton.
They will be prepared to direct a furthertransfer
transfer
to be made to the account of Colonel Moody on behalf
of the Officers, upon being informed of the amount
that may be due to Each, if Sir E.B. Lytton thinks it
advisable that such transfer should now be made to the
Agents in this Country.
transfer
to be made to the account of Colonel Moody on behalf
of the Officers, upon being informed of the amount
that may be due to Each, if Sir E.B. Lytton thinks it
advisable that such transfer should now be made to the
Agents in this Country.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
See 12529. 3 We cannot answer this enquiry till we receive the information which we have asked the War Office to furnish as to the date at which the Officers ceased to draw any working pay. See 12529.
See 12529. 3 We cannot answer this enquiry till we receive the information which we have asked the War Office to furnish as to the date at which the Officers ceased to draw any working pay. See 12529.
VJ
10 Decr
Keep for the present.
HM
D 10
Footnotes
- A draft of this letter appears in Moody to Under-Secretary of State, 25 October 1858, 10943, CO 60/3, p. 338.
- Description needed of extra allowances. Cf. Moody to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary), 24 September 1858, 9809, CO 60/3, p. 291, Moody to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary), 29 September 1858, 9909, CO 60/3, p. 306, and Moody to Under-Secretary of State, 25 October 1858, 10943, CO 60/3, p. 338.
- Godley to Elliot (Assistant Under-Secretary), 7 December 1858, 12529, CO 60/2, p. 408.