No. 8

I am directed by the Secretary of State to inform you, with
reference to your Despatch No. 35 of 9 December, that the Queen's
Exequatur, empowering Mr. M.T. Johnston to act as Consul for the United
States in British Columbia, received Her Majesty's signature on the 25th
Instant, and that the notification of Her Majesty's approval of the
appointment of Mr. Johnston will appear in the Gazette of the 20th
Instant.