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the wine industry ■would be the means of doing a great deal in 

 quilding up the future prosperity of the colony. 



Mr. West also wished to bear testimony to the good the De- 

 partment of Agriculture was doing for the country. He had 

 watched it with interest, and he believed there was a large sphere 

 of usefulness opening up, and he trusted that Mr. Martin would 

 long be spared to carry out the work of the Department. 



The Chaieman. — Gentlemen, personally, I thank you for the 

 kind manner in which the vote has been proposed, seconded, and 

 carried. It is naturally fla.ttering to me to hear such remarks 

 about my administration. I have always shown an interest in 

 the wine industry, and I intend to push it on as far as my 

 abilities will allow me to do. I shall have great pleasure in con- 

 veying to the Minister the kind vote passed by you in his favour. 

 I thank you for the manner in which the deliberations have been 

 carried on during the last two days. There is no meeting over 

 which I have had the honour to preside where so good a feeling has 

 been shown as in this meeting. There has been evinced a desire 

 to give and take on all sides which has enabled us to come to an 

 amicable settlement. Many of the resolutions are of a very 

 important character, and I am sure they will receive the earnest 

 attention of the Minister. 



Conference closed. 



APPENDIX. 



VINE-GROWERS' CONFERENCE. 



MINUTES OF MEETING HELD AT THE TREASURY 

 BUILDINGS, AT TEN a.m., 11th MAY, 1894. 



Present : Mr. D. Martin in the chair, Messrs. P. de Castella, 

 Daly, Craike, F. de Castella, French, Hans Irvine, J. West, 

 Buckley, O'Grady, Vahland, Carlyle, T. Moore, R. Bragato, A. 

 Caughey, W. Graham, Williams, Pounds, Gross6, J. W. Bear 

 (Secretary). 



1. Adoption of Report. 



Proposed by Mr. Daly — " That the resolutions agreed to at the 

 meeting of the committee, with the exception of the clause 

 relating to representation, as per minutes read by the secretary 

 be adopted." Seconded by Mr. Vahland, and carried. 



