Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Moody, Colonel Richard Clement to
Carnarvon, Earl 9 April 1859, CO 60:6, no. 5435, 593.
Abstract
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (4), Other documents (1), Marginalia (1).
Moody laments that travel expenses from England to British Columbia were “beyond” what anybody “could foresee” and requests additional support for his
wife’s expenses.
Moody to Under-Secretary of State
I have had the honor to receive a communication from H.E.
Governor Douglas covering copies of letters from the Secretary of
State for the Colonies informing me that the Lords Commissioners of
the Treasury have sanctioned the payment to me of the sum of £250 on
account of the passage of myself and two servants to British
Columbia.
I should
I should feel greatly obliged by being further informed whether
instructions have been issued for the payment of £100—in aid of the
passage of Mrs Moody and family.
Paid on 15 Novr 1858.
In reference to the latter sum I would request a further grant
of £100.
You are already aware from the representation of Captain Grant,
and which I am in a position fully to confirm, that the unavoidable
unavoidable
expenses of the journey were far beyond what any one in England at
the time of leaving could foresee.
unavoidable
expenses of the journey were far beyond what any one in England at
the time of leaving could foresee.
The great expenses of the journey, the lowness of my salary and
the extremely high rates of every thing here places me in a position
embarrassing to a degree which I am quite certain was neither
contemplated nor would be approved of by the Secretary of State.
The Under Secretary of State
for The Colonies
for The Colonies
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
Ansr, through the Governor, that the £100 to defray Mrs Moody's passage was paid to Messrs Cox on the 15 Novr 1858.
Ansr, through the Governor, that the £100 to defray Mrs Moody's passage was paid to Messrs Cox on the 15 Novr 1858.
Colonel Moody had £250 allowed for his journey & that of 2
Servants—also £100 for his wife.
Capn Grant—who went to B.C. with troops & had all his
expenses paid—was allowed £100 for his wife's journey, increased, on
his application, to £150.
Capn Gossett [Gosset]—Treasurer—had no allowance for his
wife. I am not aware that he asked for any.
Col: Moody has £1200 a year—Civil pay. He has also military
pay. On the scale of other Salaries he is well paid, though may be
none of the Officers appointed by this Office are sufficiently paid
in so very expensive a place as B. Columbia. At any rate Col: Moody
is better off than any body else in the place. Considering this
circe, & that he got £350 in all towards his own passage & that of
his family I am not much in favor of complying with this request.
ABd
7 June
Nor I.
HM
J 7
Decline civilly alluding to the facts stated.
C
June 8
Other documents included in the file
Minutes by CO staff
Lord Carnarvon wishes this subject to be reserved for the
decision of Sir E. Lytton's Successor.
ABd
11 June
People in this document
Gosset, Captain William Driscoll
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer