Romaine to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)

With reference to my Letter of the 1st July 1859
requesting re-payment of expenses incurred by the Naval
Department, on account of supplies of Provisions supplied
to the Colony of British Columbia, amounting to £5294.3.5,
and in reply to your Letter of the 16th July in the
same year, stating that the Estimate to be submitted to
Parliament for British Columbia had not been voted, but
when that had taken place payment would be ordered; I am
commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to
request that you will move His Grace the Duke of Newcastle,
to cause the amount to be inserted in the Treasury
Estimates for the ensuing financial year, if not already done.