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tence by advocating a scheme for colonisation, as 

 one of its main objefts was to do everything possible 

 for the improvement of agriculture. 



Mr. Jacob Conrad in seconding the motion said that 

 he believed this to be the first time that a motion had 

 been brought before the Society which came near to 

 carrying out its declared obje6t. There was no doubt 

 that such colonisation would enhance the wealth of the 

 country, and he would say, undertake it by all means. 

 He firmly believed that the time had now arrived when 

 people might be induced to come and settle here. 



Major Walthall said that he had no obje6lion to a 

 Committee inviting Africans from the Southern States, 

 nor did he objeft to the original motion, but only to 

 certain remarks made with its introdu6lion. 



Mr. Bayley said he quite agreed with the motion, and 

 if the matter could be put into a pra6licable shape, im- 

 mense good would result. If such people could be 

 brought here they would be consumers of everything, 

 which the present class of immigrants were not. Before 

 bringing these people it would be necessarv to make some 

 provision for them, and it would devolve on the Society 

 to formulate a scheme and put it before the Government. 



Mr. Winter supported the motion. He considered 

 that if a proper scheme of colonisation could be formu- 

 lated by the proposed Committee, no Government could 

 withhold their support from it. 



The motion having been duly carried, the following 

 gentlemen were appointed on the Committee, with 

 power to add to their number : — 



President, R. P. Drysdale ; Vice-President, Hon. B. H. Jones ; Sec- 

 retary, Thomas Daly ; Treasurer, F. A. Conyers ; B. S. Bayley 



