 The Daoguang Emperor gave his assent for the treaty on 8 September.After his assent arrived in Nanking on 15 September, Pottinger's secretary George Alexander Malcolm was dispatched on board the steamer "Auckland" the next morning to the Court of St James's with a copy for ratification by Queen Victoria.The emperor ratified the treaty on 27 October and Queen Victoria added her written assent on 28 December.