I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you, with
reference to your Despatch No. 35 of
9 December, that the Queen's
Exequatur, empowering
Mr. M.T. Johnston to act as Consul for the United
States in
British Columbia, received Her Majesty's signature on the
25th
Instant, and that the notification of Her Majesty's approval of the
appointment of
Mr. Johnston will appear in the Gazette of the
20th
Instant.