No. 1

I have to acquaint you that the Lieutenant Government of St. Vincent
vacant by the appointment of Lieutt Governor Musgrave to the Government
of Newfoundland has been offered to Mr. Berkeley the Colonial Secretary
of Honduras. In the event of Mr. Berkeley's acceptance of the Lieutenant
Government of St. Vincent the Office of Colonial Secretary of Honduras
will become vacant, and I authorize you to offer it to Captain Holmes,
your Private Secretary and Aide-de-Camp.

I place this appointment at the disposal of Captain Holmes in
consequence of the testimony borne by you on previous occasions to his
merits and qualifications.

I enclose for your information and for that of Captain Holmes the
copy of a letter from Mr. Holmes written on behalf of his son.