I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch
marked "Separate" of the
29th of March last together with an Address of
Condolence to
the Queen from the Bishop and Clergy of the United Church
of England and Ireland in
Vancouver Island and
British Columbia.
You will acquaint the authors of the Address that it has been duly
laid before
The Queen and that Her Majesty has derived much
satisfaction from their loyal sympathy and the devout consolation
tendered by them to Her in the affliction with which she has been
visited by Divine Providence.