King to Under-Secretary of State

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 29th Inst. and have to express my regret that I should have
so far misconstrued the purport of your previous letter of 14th
inst as it now appears I unfortunately did. I always
supposed that the "official List" merely contained the names of
those intended for Employment, but as such appears not to be the
case, I can do no more than respectfully await the Right Honourable
the Colonial Secretary's decision as to the most eligible
candidates for employment in Vancouvers Island, trusting that I
may not be deemed unworthy of that honor. It being however a
matter of such serious consequence to me to obtain employment, I
trust that I may be speedily
informed whether my services are likely to be required or otherwise.

Apologizing for the unintentional trouble I have caused you.