Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Richards, Charles to
Carnarvon, Earl 4 March 1859, CO 60:5, no. 2425, 311.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Richards provides an estimate on the cost of transporting Royal Engineers to British Columbia.
The minutes “Put by-for reference.”
Statement of the estimated expense for conveying troops and stores to British Columbia, signed by Richards, Comptroller of Transport Services.
Richards to Under-Secretary of State
Department of the Comptroller of Transport Services
Admiralty,
Somerset House, W.C.
4 March 1859
Admiralty,
Somerset House, W.C.
Sir
With reference to your Letter of yesterdays date requesting
to be furnished with a statement of all expenses incurred by this
Department for the transport of Royal Engineers and Stores to
British Columbia, and for the passages to Colon of Persons
connected with the Colony, I beg to transmit the accompanying
Return; observing, however, that it is only an "Estimate" of
the expense that will be incurred, as no Accounts have been
received
received from the Ships, nor with the Exception of Advances
on the "Thames City" and Euphrates have any payments been made.
received from the Ships, nor with the Exception of Advances
on the "Thames City" and Euphrates have any payments been made.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
An account of sums paid by the Admiralty on account of Transport & Contract passages to B. Columbia.
An account of sums paid by the Admiralty on account of Transport & Contract passages to B. Columbia.
Put by—for reference.
HT Irving
5 March
At once.
HM
Mh 5
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Statement of the estimated expense for conveying troops
and stores to British Columbia, signed by Richards, Comptroller of
Transport Services.