Peel to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to Mr Elliot's letter of 26th
August last, forwarding a claim of the War Department for
repayment of a sum of £2466.16.7 as the balance due to
that Department on account of expenses connected with the
detachment of Royal Engineers sent to British Columbia in
1858, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to request you to state to the Duke of
Newcastle that They have been in communication with the
 War Department on the subject of this claim, and have given
directions to the Paymaster General to transfer to the
credit of Army Services the sum of £2568.18.6 from the
Vote for British Columbia, upon a revised Statement of the
claims of the War Department which has been furnished to
Their Lordships.

This sum will be paid out of the amount provided "for
arrears" in the Estimate for British Columbia for the year 1863-4.