Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you that they have directed the withdrawal of a
claim on the Colonial Department amounting to £3643.2.8.
for the Conveyance of a party of Engineers and others to
British Columbia in 1858, excepting, however, the Cost of the
passages of the persons named on the other side,
*
which will,

therefore be included in the next quarterly Claim for
Passages provided by the Naval Department for the Colonial Department.