Moody to Lytton

With reference to the Stores accompanying the Royal Engineers (advanced party and main Body) to British Columbia and to which you have given your sanction, I have the honour to enclose the Lists1 framed in an amended form and with Details more complete.
These Lists were prepared before I accepted the duty I have undertaken and when they were submitted to you I had not been able to examine them.

I solicit your sanction to the alterations I have made, leaving out sundry articles [(]among which are the more expensive instruments and books) and substituting others which are indispensable For instance 1 Box Chronometer and 2 Pocket Do, a small quantity of non assorted and other articles. I have also added 3 months Provisions in Rations. I submit however that Six months supply would be much better & more economical if there be room in the vessel. To this it may be my duty again to take opportunity of drawing your attention.
The above stores are being supplied chiefly from the Tower through the assistance of the War Department. The Chronometers have been obtained from the Admiralty on the understanding they will be replaced. Other articles are being obtained through the assistance of Colonel James Ordnance Survey Department and sundry articles are being or will have to be purchased as they cannot be obtained from the government stores.