With reference to Earl Grey's Letter to the Lord President of the
Council of the 2nd September last enclosing the Draft of a Charter granting the Island called Vancouver's Island in North America to the
Hudson's Bay Company, & copies of a correspondence relating thereto, in
order that such grant might be referred to the Committee of Council
appointed for the Consideration of all matters relating to Trade and
Foreign Plantations; I am directed by the Lord President to transmit to
you an Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 31st October last
approving a Report of such Committee in this matter, & I have to request
that you will lay the same before Lord Grey.