Lugard to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I have laid before the Secretary of State for War your
Letter of the 16th ultimo, together with its enclosures
in reference to the application from Colonel Moody for the
wives of certain men of the

Detachment of Royal Engineers
serving in British Columbia under his command, to be sent
out to that Colony.

In reply, I am to request that you will acquaint the
Secretary of State that Mr Sidney Herbert is of opinion
that every encouragement in

aid of these men procuring
passages for their wives and families, at their own expense
should be given; but with respect to the recommendation of
Col. Moody that Sergt McColl's wife and family should
be sent out at the public expense, I am to observe that the
regulated number

of women (35) accompanied the Detachment
and are still in the Colony, and that Mr Herbert is
therefore of opinion that Sergeant McColl should be required
to provide for the expenses in question.