Lugard to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I have laid before the Secretary of State for War your
letter of the 12th inst. and its enclosed application
from Colonel Moody R.E. requesting that a Commissariat Officer
may be sent out to British Columbia to undertake the charge of
all matters connected with Commissariat Expenditure.

In reply, I am to request that you will inform the Duke
of Newscastle that Mr Secretary Herbert concurs with His
Grace in thinking that there is no necessity at present for
sending out such an Officer, and that Captain Gossett [Gosset] R.E.
who was appointed Treasurer of British Columbia and
Commissariat Officer to the Royal Engineers may very well
continue to perform these duties.