I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
20th
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
Mr 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.