Godley to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to your letter of the 20th Instant and previous
correspondence on the subject of Barrack Services at Vancouvers
Island.

I am directed by Mr Secretary Herbert to request that you will have
the goodness to move His Grace the Duke of Newcastle to cause
instructions to be sent to the Governor of that Island to furnish the
necessary details of the expenditure which has been incurred upon
Barrack accommodation or upon other services which may be authorised
by him when chargeable against Imperial funds.