Memo, Hammond to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

Mr Hammond presents his compliments to Mr Merivale and, with
reference to the Letter from the Colonial Office of the 14th Instant
is directed by Lord John Russell to state, for the information of the
Duke of Newcastle that the Queen's Exequatur empowering Mr Henry
Rhodes to act as Hawaiian Consul at the Port of Fort Victoria has this day
received Her Majesty's Signature.

The Notification of Her Majesty's Approval of Mr Rhodes' Appointment
will appear in the "Gazette" of the 25th Instant.