Richards to Under-Secretary of State

With reference to your Letter of yesterdays date requesting
to be furnished with a statement of all expenses incurred by this
Department for the transport of Royal Engineers and Stores to
British Columbia, and for the passages to Colon of Persons
connected with the Colony, I beg to transmit the accompanying
Return; observing, however, that it is only an "Estimate" of
the expense that will be incurred, as no Accounts have been
received from the Ships, nor with the Exception of Advances
on the "Thames City" and Euphrates have any payments been made.