Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Lewis, George C. to
Douglas, Sir James 11 August 1860, LAC :, 291.
No. 46
Downing Street,
11 August 1860
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No 52 of the
12th of May enclosing a letter from Colonel Moody
relative to sending
to British Columbia the Wives of certain of the non-commissioned Officers
and men of the Royal Engineers in that Colony.
I am to refer you to the
Duke
Duke of Newcastle's despatch No 48 of the 21st of July referring
Colonel Moody's proposal for an expression of your opinion, which (I am
to observe) ought to have been contained in your present despatch.
Duke of Newcastle's despatch No 48 of the 21st of July referring
Colonel Moody's proposal for an expression of your opinion, which (I am
to observe) ought to have been contained in your present despatch.
As however you have not expressed any objection to Colonel Moody's
recommendations which would appear in themselves to be desirable, the
Secretary of State does not propose to await a reply
reply to the reference
made to you in the despatch of 21st July above referred to but will
at once communicate with the proper departments of the
Government with a
view to carrying the proposals into effect.
reply to the reference
made to you in the despatch of 21st July above referred to but will
at once communicate with the proper departments of the
Government with a
view to carrying the proposals into effect.
The Secretary of State for War will be consulted as to the
propriety under the circumstances of allowing the Wife and family of
Serjeant McColl to be sent to the colony at the public expense.