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that of Professor Dunstan. Like Sir George Reid, I 
have known Professor Dunstan for a_ considerable 
number of years, and we are all of us aware of the great 
record which he has made in connection with the 
Imperial Institute. The Imperial Institute, for some 
years after it had been initiated, existed very beautifully, 
but as far as the Colonies were concerned no great things 
came out of this mountain which had been erected in this 
City of London as an Imperial Institute. And it is due 
mainly to the initiative of Professor Dunstan, and to the 
energy, zeal and enthusiasm which he has brought to 
bear upon the task entrusted to him, that the Imperial 
Institute to-day is not only a monument in the City of 
London, but is also a place where information is to be 
obtained, by the manufacturers and producers con- 
cerned, with regard to tropical products. The utility of 
this Institute, which is known to all of us who are 
well acquainted with the tropics, is due almost entirely 
to Professor Dunstan’s individual exertions since he 
became the head of it, and therefore he has unques- 
tionably earned the gratitude of all of us who are 
interested in the development of the tropical Colonies, 
and in your name, ladies and gentlemen, I beg to 
second the vote of thanks which has been proposed by 
Sir George Reid. 
The Right Hon. Lord Emmott, G.C.M.G. (Under- 
Secretary of State for the Colonies): My Lords and 
Gentlemen—I did not come here for the purpose of 
speaking this morning, but for the purpose of listening 
to the address which Professor Dunstan has given in 
opening the proceedings of this Congress. But may I 
say on behalf of His Majesty’s Government how we 
welcome your presence here to-day, and particularly 
the presence of those many gentlemen who have come 
from other countries over the seas in order to take part 
in this Congress? I may say that His Majesty's 
Government takes the greatest possible interest in 
the deliberations on which you are about to enter, 
and will follow your proceedings very closely. 
We have every hope that this Congress will prove as 
successful as its predecessors in drawing attention to 
the very important problems connected with tropical 
agriculture. I think the locale of your meetings has 
