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In closing I venture to express a hope 

 that the discussion on this paper may 

 lead to a wider knowledge of Tasmania, 

 and would suggest, as a further means to 

 the same end, that it would be useful if 

 pamphlei"* were written on Tasnianian 

 fish and fisheries, from a sporting, and 

 f»om an industrial point of view. Also, 

 it would be very desirable that the tech- 

 nological side of our Museum should be 

 enriched by exhibits otf — 



Models of frni'c, vegetables, and roots. 



Exhibits of cereals, grasses, and hops, 

 and 



Exhibits of biscui*i:s, bricks, blankets, 

 bluey, candles, flannels, fruit (dried and 

 praserved), canned fish, furs, furniture, 

 pottery, soap, wood carving, and other 

 examples of Ta-smanian manufaotures. 



The paper was illustrated by over 40 

 lantern slides, prepared by Mr. Beattie, 

 Mr. Na-t. Oldham manipulating the lan- 

 tern. 



The President vrarmly commended the 

 paper, and suggested that the discussion 

 be commenced that evening, and continu- 

 ed sor a subsequent meeting. 



The Bishop of Tasmania said it was 

 mentioned that the State required more 

 population, although he was to"d thalt 

 Tasmania contained more population per 

 square miie than the other States of che 

 Commonwealth. He re-iferred to the large 

 cost of maintaining roads in the country 

 pants, with such sparse populations. The 

 same thing applied to the railways, which. 



with a larger population, would be made 

 to pay far better. Tasmania might be 

 the Switzerland of Australasia, and to 

 that end the natural beauties of the island 

 should be preserved, to aid in attracting 

 visitors. The Government did not seem 

 sufficiently Avide-avrake to this point. Then 

 there was room for manufacturing de- 

 velopments. EeafforestSition was an im- 

 portant matter in some dis?triat.s. He de- 

 plored (and he gave a striking instance in 

 his experience) ithe difficulty of getting em- 

 ployment for men who came here, and 

 wanted it. The question of increased 

 population by extensive immJgrarion was 

 one in which the Labour Party did not 

 agree. So there was a division of opinion 

 about it, and he felt we do not want the 

 immigration of millions; not numbers, 

 but quality — people who could live de- 

 cent human lives, and not be crowded out. 

 (Applause.) People of such a class might 

 be attracted to Tasmania, to the advan- 

 tage of both themselves and rhe State, and 

 to that end he suggested that a commit- 

 tee might be appointed in Tasmania and 

 in England. 



Mr. E. M. Johnston moved the adjourn- 

 ment of the discussion to a future meeit- 

 ing, which was agreed to. 



Constitution of the Society. 

 Mr. T. Stephens read a paper contain- 

 ing suggestions for improving the useful- 

 ness of the society. Discussion was left 

 to a future nieeeting. 



Votes ^f thanks to tiie readers of the 

 papers terminated the meeting. 



