Hamilton to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to your Letter of the 7th Inst:,
enclosing copy of a Despatch from the Governor of British
Columbia, stating that he has drawn a further Bill, on
account of the expenses of the Royal Engineers in that
colony, for the sum of £1,500; I am directed by the Lords
Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, to acquaint you,
for the information of Sir E.B. Lytton, that They have
instructed the Paymaster General, to accept two Bills drawn
by the Treasurer of British Columbia, for the amount of
the Governor's Requisition, vizt

No. 12 for £1,000

and 13 "  500

£1,500

A copy of a Letter from Mr Hoffay, dated the 31st
Ultimo, relative to the Bills drawn by the Colonial Treasurer,
on account of Army Services, is enclosed herein; and I am to
request that you will move Sir E.B. Lytton to instruct the
Governor to furnish an explanation, in regard to the difference
in the amounts of the Military Requisitions, and the amounts
of the Bills drawn.

I am to state that Their Lordship's Letters of the 3rd
and 13th Ultimo, referred to by Mr Hoffay, directed the
acceptance of Bills to the extent of £2,520.