I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
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Instant, accompanying a Copy of a Despatch with its enclosure from the
Governor of Vancouvers Island to
Earl Grey, and stating that his
Lordship proposes to confirm the appointment of
M Helmken as
Magistrate for
Fort Rupert and the adjacent district, for which
communications I have to request that you will convey my best thanks to
Earl Grey.