Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to Mr Elliot's letter of the 24th
Ultimo, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of Her
Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, for the information of
the Duke of Newcastle, that They have forwarded to the
Paymaster General the life Certificate of Colonel Moody,
R.E. Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works in British Columbia, for the Quarter to 30th June last, with instructions
to him to pay to Messrs Cox & Co., as Agents for Colonel
Moody, the sum of £300 for his salary for that period.

Their Lordships, at the same time, desire me to state
that they will in future forward the Life Certificate, as
received from your Department, to the Paymaster General at the
time when directions are given for payment of the Salary, by
which arrangement all further difficulty will be avoided.