Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Moody, Colonel Richard Clement to Merivale, Herman 15 September 1858, CO 60:3, no. 9486, 275.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Moody requests the “usual advance of Pay” for the Royal Engineers posted to British Columbia.
The minutes debate whether Moody’s request for “Army pay” should be charged to Colonial accounts or to the War office.
Regardless, the CO contacts the Treasury for compliance with no “unnecessary delay.”
Enclosed is a draft from the CO to the Treasury recommending that Moody’s request be complied with to prevent further delay, and that an adjustment be made
in the future.
Moody to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Pressing
Topographical Office
4 New Street Spring Gardens
15th Sepr 1858
4 New Street Spring Gardens
Sir,
I solicit authority for the Lord Commrs of HM Treasury to
cause to be paid to Messrs Cox & Co Army Agents the usual
advance of Pay to be issued to the Royal Engineers proceeding to
British Columbia.
In the present instance it would be for 120 days at the
following rates per an.
Colonel, £330
+ £1200 = £1530
Three Captains 202 + 350 = 552
Two Subalterns 125 + 250 = 375
Colonel, £330
Army Pay [Abd.]
Three Captains 202 + 350 = 552
Two Subalterns 125 + 250 = 375
The "advance" to Lt Colonel Hawkins' party proceeding to the
same District was rather over 120 days.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
You will observe that Colonel Moody asks us to authorize the Treasury to pay the Army as well as the Colonial pay. 1 Can we do so? Ought not the Military pay to be drawn for in the usual way? I imagine that the discussion on this particular point between Sir E. Lytton, General Peel &c has not yet taken place. In the meanwhile these Officers must at once receive the customary advance. Since writing the preceeding I have remembered that the T-y say that they will communicate hereafter with the War Office as to the expense properly chargeable on Army funds. Such being the case we may at once request the T-y to order these payments?
You will observe that Colonel Moody asks us to authorize the Treasury to pay the Army as well as the Colonial pay. 1 Can we do so? Ought not the Military pay to be drawn for in the usual way? I imagine that the discussion on this particular point between Sir E. Lytton, General Peel &c has not yet taken place. In the meanwhile these Officers must at once receive the customary advance. Since writing the preceeding I have remembered that the T-y say that they will communicate hereafter with the War Office as to the expense properly chargeable on Army funds. Such being the case we may at once request the T-y to order these payments?
ABd
16 Sepr
Annex draft to Treasury enclosing Col. Moody's letter. Point out
that by the proposal thus made charges hitherto devolving on War
Office funds will be placed to the Colonial account. That this is
a point to wh Sir E. Lytton attaches importance but that
considering how important it is on all grounds that there sd be no
further unnecessary delay he recommends
the Treasury to comply with
Col. Moody's application. But that the final adjustment of
distribution of the several items of expenditure under the various
accounts must be reviewed for consideration & arrangement.
the Treasury to comply with
Col. Moody's application. But that the final adjustment of
distribution of the several items of expenditure under the various
accounts must be reviewed for consideration & arrangement.
C
Sep 16
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to C.E. Trevelyan, Treasury, Immediate, 17 September 1858, recommending that Moody's request
be complied with to prevent further delay, and that an adjustment be
made in the future.
Footnotes
- Information about army as well as colonial pay for Moody. Where to put??
People in this document
Hawkins, Lieutenant Colonel John Summerfield
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer