Colonel Moody commanding the Troops in 
British Columbia,
               having made Requisition upon me, as by letters herewith enclosed,
               for the sum of about Two Thousand Three hundred Pounds (£2300), the
               details of which 
               
are
               
               are noted in the margin,
               
               
               
                  
                     £  s d
                     
                     Colonial Pay Previous to Embarkation      386.3.3 1/4
                     
                     Colonial Pay of Entire Detachment        1900.0.0
                     
                     February & March
                     
                
               OxygenXMLEditor
               I have the honor to
               acquaint your Grace that not having funds in the Colonial Chest
               to meet this demand, I have instructed the Treasurer to procure
               the above named sum by Bills on Her Majesty's Paymaster General,
               and I trust your Grace will be pleased to obtain the necessary
               authority from 
               
the
               
               the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, for the
               Bills presented on this account to be paid, when they become due.