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The Commissioners have learned from a perusal 

 of these letters, and from other communications, 

 how deeply they are indebted to the various parties 

 enumerated by Mr. Youl for the ready and valu- 

 able aid afforded by them during a most critical 

 period of the experiment ; and they feel assured that, 

 by Your Excellency, the Executive Government, 

 the Parliament and people of Tasmania, their ser- 

 vices will be duly appreciated and gratefully 

 acknowledged. 



All difficulties having been thus successfully 

 overcome, the Ice-house was finally closed on the 

 evening of the 20th day of January ; and the 

 Norfolk took its departure on the following day 

 with its precious and novel burden, towards the 

 ultimate fate of which the attention of the whole 

 scientific world, and of all taking an interest in 

 the well-being of the Australasian Colonies, was 

 anxiously directed, accompanied by Mr. W. Rams- 

 bottom, their special custodian and guardian. 



On the 15th day of April the Norfolk cast anchor 

 in Hobson's Bay, having thus completed her 

 voyage to the far south in the brief space of eighty- 

 four days. 



Mr. Youl had, with much judgment, consigned 

 the Ova to the care of Mr. Edward Wilson, 

 President of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, 

 whose zeal in the cause of Acclimatisation is known 



