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toria ; Mr. J. H. Connor, Mayor of Geelong ; 

 Mr. Howitt, P.M.; Mr. O'Brien; Messrs. 

 Eobertson and Wagner; and the Hon. Mr. 

 Murray Smith, M.L.A., Chairman of the 

 Victoria Ice Company, for their valuable 

 assistance in carrying out the experiment. 



I would here express my grateful apprecia- 

 tion of the warm interest in the undertaking 

 shown by the public and the press, but 

 especially by the Melbourne Argus, while the 

 experiment was in progress. I also had very 

 kind and, indeed, in some cases, far too flat- 

 tering expressions of acknowledgment from 

 Shire Councils and from Angling Societies, 

 and a most kind recognition of my exertions 

 by the Council of the Zoological and Accli- 

 matization Society. The Societe d'Acclima- 

 tation of France have also, in a truly cos- 

 mopolitan and generous spirit, awarded to 

 me their gold medal of the first class, to 

 mark their appreciation of the importance of 

 the undertaking which I had accomplished 

 successfully. And to one and all I would 

 offer my most hearty thanks for the kind 

 feeling shown in connection with my under- 

 taking, which has been so far successful, 



