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and Lord Grey aimed at having 100,000. It was quite clear that a good many of them, 

 both in England and in other parts of the Empire, must at times want to change 

 their place of residence. There must be amongst those who lived in this country 

 a good many who would be glad to go to the colonies in some capacity if they knew 

 where there was an opening. The difficulty for a man in this country who wanted 

 to take his energies and abilities elsewhere was to know where he was to put them — 

 to know where he was going to find a place. He did not say there were many in 

 that position, but there were sure to be more as time went on, and he suggested it 

 might be a good thing if they had something like a bureau of employment, and could 

 point out openings in the Empire where abilities would find a new scope. It was 

 possible the Journal might be of some use in that way, but he had no definite scheme. 

 He wished to add his tribute concerning the excellent work which had been done 

 during the past year. 



Mr. Coleman B. Hyman urged that the Institute should take a more active part 

 in the celebration of Empire Day, and also that the Institute should take up the 

 celebration of the Centenary of Waterloo. 



Commissioner Lamb (Salvation Army) was glad to know that the Institute was 

 pulsating with life. Several problems had been discussed. The problem of United 

 Empire, he thought, was one which would tax the wisdom of the elder statesmen of 

 the Institute. Alluding to the subject of emigration, he said the standing Joint 

 Committee would want all the encouragement and help that could be given in the 

 next year or two. 



The Chairman : First of all I v/ish to associate myself with what has been said 

 by Sir Godfrey Lagden and others regarding the unfortunate absence of Sir Bevan 

 Edwards. He has just completed his fourth year as Chairman of the Council, and 

 I may say a great part of the praise which you have improperly bestowed on me is 

 really due to him. When he came into office there were a little over 4,500 Fellows. 

 Now there are 7,500, a big increase in four years. You owe much to the disinterested 

 energy with which he has devoted himself to promoting your interests, as well as to 

 the indefatigable exertions of the Secretary and of Sir Godfrey Lagden and other 

 members of the Council. It has been pointed out that there is a very significant 

 disproportion between the number of Fellows of the Institute residing in the United 

 Kingdom and those Overseas. At the end of 1912 we had about 2,000 in the United 

 Kingdom and about 5,000 Overseas. I do not think that is quite right, and one of 

 our hopes and ambitions is that we may be able to equalise matters a little more 

 correctly. In Canada three years ago we had 129 Fellows. Now we have 1,029, and 

 I look forward to a greater increase in the near future. I would point out that in 

 South Africa to-day, notwithstanding that they have a white population of only 

 about 1,250,000, you have got a larger number of Fellows than you have in Canada. 

 In the South African Union the number is 1,068. In addition, West Africa, with its 

 small white population, contributes 417 Fellows, and East Africa, Uganda, and Nyasa- 

 land contribute 158, and Rhodesia 307, proving that there is a fine spirit in our South 

 African Protectorates and Dependencies which we should like to see better illustrated 

 at home. In Northern Rhodesia, where you have a white population of some 1,500, 

 you have over 100 subscribing members, or one in fifteen of the population, a fact 

 which I think reflects high credit on the spirit of the people out there. In order to 

 get 100,000 members, which, as you have been told, is the aim we have put before 

 the Institute, I agree that we shall have to establish vigorous branches with enthusi- 

 astic corresponding secretaries, like Colonel Allen, in every big town of the Empire. 



