Moody to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

In connexion with the letter I had the honor to address to you
on the 24th Inst respecting the Pay of the Officers and Men of
the British Columbia Expedition it occurs to me it might be
desirable to state more explicitly that the pay referred to by me
is not the Regimental Pay, properly so called, but, what is known
as the Extra pay and allowances. I wish also to explain this
ceases as a matter of course according to the Queens Regulations
when not employed on War Department duties. It does not arise
from any special withdrawal of pay in the individual case of the
British Columbian Expedition, and I trust my letter may not have
conveyed that idea, because I have received the greatest possible
consideration and prompt assistance from the War Department throughout.
It is my duty to mention this.

The case stands thus, from the dates of receiving their orders,
the Officers have all been employed on Colonial Service, and not
on Military Service and therefore I have ventured to suggest their
position might be deemed parallel with Col: Hawkins and his
expedition when their Services were transferred from Military to
Foreign Office Duty.

I should feel greatly obliged if the above observations could
be brought to the notice of the Secretary of State in connexion with
my former letter on this subject.