Hamilton to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am directed by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestys
Treasury to acquaint you for the information of the Duke of
Newcastle with reference to your letter of the 7 Inst that
Their Lordships see no objection to the Estimates of Revenue
and Expenditure for British Columbia for the year 1861.

They will not object to the increases to the Salaries of
the Civil Officers as shown in the Table enclosed in your
letter but They wish to be informed whether the Colonial Secretary
besides having his salary increased from £500 to £800 will
receive pay for the first time for acting as Auditor as My Lords
would consider that if he has hitherto discharged the duties of
both Offices for a Salary of £500 it was not necessary that he
should receive the double advantage of a new separate pay of £200
as Auditor and of the additional Salary of £300 for his office
of Secretary.