Peel to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to the lettter of the Board of 5 June, and to your
letter of 14 June last, I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of
Her Majesty's Treasury to transmit herewith copy of a letter from the
Admiralty, dated 31 Ult, and of its Enclosures marked A, relating to
the admission of the charge upon Naval Funds of the sum of £7085.8.4
on account of the Marine Force serving in British Columbia and San
Juan for the period from the 9 August 1859 to 31st December 1861.

I am to request that you will state to the Duke of Newcastle that the
War Department has repaid to the Treasury Chest Account the sum of
£2,509.5.5 on account of the cost of constructing and repairing
Barracks at San Juan.

With regard to the remaining portion of the expenditure incurred at
San Juan up to the 31 December 1861, viz that for the Salary of a
Magistrate and other Civil Services amounting to £595.5.3 I am to
transmit copy of a Report from The Commr of Audit relating to
certain omissions of regular authorities in connection with the
Vouchers for this service, and I am to request that you will state to
His Grace that their Lordships are of opinion that as the omissions
are not of great importance the Accounts may be passed
notwithstanding them.

Provision should therefore be made for the sum of £595.5.3 in the
Estimate for British Columbia for the Year 1863/4 as proposed in your
letter of 14 June last.