No. 7

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No 223, of the
19th of October, forwarding an Application from Captain Lempriere R.E.
to be allowed the same rate of Colonial Pay as is granted to the other
Officers of his rank in 
British Columbia.

I enclose for your information Copies of a correspondence between
the War Office and this Department, from which you will learn that
Captain Lempriere will, in consequence of his promotion, be withdrawn
from British Columbia, and that with a view to diminish the cost of the
Engineer party, it is not intended to fill up the vacancy amongst the
Subalterns which has thus arisen.

Until his recall shall reach the Colony, Captain Lempriere
should receive the same rate of Colonial pay as other Officers of
his present rank, and I have accordingly to authorize
you to issue it to
him from the date of his promotion, Vizt—the 20th June 1859.

You will communicate this Despatch to Colonel Moody.