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of science, and has added fresh laurels to the fame of our 

 adopted country. 



Every Australian must now acknowledge that Victoria has 

 at length vindicated lier character among the Australian co- 

 lonies, and every citizen of Victoria will feel a national pride 

 in the reflection that, in looking beyond the mere selfish 

 interests of our own colony, our legislators have nobly 

 responded to the claims of science, of humanity, and of 

 Australian settlement. 



Your Committee has the honor to submit the following 

 financial statement : — 

 Subscriptions not yet acknowledged — 

 Sands and Kenny 

 Subscriptions per do. 



Amount of funds — 

 In National Bank 

 In Bank of Victoria 

 Unpaid subscriptions 



DAVID E. WILKIE, M.D., M.L.C., 

 Honorary Treasurer of the Exploration Fund. 

 Adopted by this Committee this 23rd January, 1860. 



JOHN HODGSON Chairman. 



The Hon. Secretary, Dr. Macadam, having concluded 

 reading the foregoing report, 



John Watson, Esq., J. P., moved the adoption of the report, 

 and in doing so said he was happy to be able to congratulate the 

 members of the Committee upon the financial state of affairs. 

 He was satisfied that he was expressing the opinions of all 

 interested in the cause of exploration, when he stated that 

 the warmest thanks were due to the Committee for the time 

 and trouble they had devoted to the furtherance of the object. 



Mr. P. H. Smith seconded the resolution, which was carried. 



Dr. Gillbee moved — 



" That the thanks of this meeting be accorded to the members of 

 the Exploration Fund Committee for the valuable services they have 

 rendered to the cause of exploration, and that a special vote of 

 thanks be accorded to his Honor Sir William Foster Stawell, for 

 the warm interest he has taken, and the kind assistance he has ren- 

 dered at all times as chairman of that Committee." 



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