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x\CKNOWLEDGMENTS. 



In the body of the rejDort we have acknowledged the help afforded us 

 by others in different parts of our journey. In addition to those named we are 

 indebted to His Majesty's Foreign Office, and to His Britannic Majesty's 

 Ambassadors, Ministers, and Consular Officers for letters of introduction, and, 

 in many cases, for personal assistance ; also to Sir Thomas Robinson, the Agent- 

 General for Queensland in London, for many acts of kindness; to Mr. J. C. 

 Briinnich, the Chemist to the Department of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane, 

 for supplying us with important information regarding the analyses of Queensland 

 prickly-pears, his report being included as an appendix to section 5 of our report; 

 to the Department of Agriculture and Stock, Brisbane, for taking many of the 

 photographs used in illustrating this report ; and to the Government Printer for 

 the care which he has taken in the printing and illustrating. We desire also 

 to express our appreciation of the manner in which our Secretary, Mr. C. W- 

 Holland, has carried out his duties. 



To the report there is added a summary of information available in 

 the Eastern Australian States other than Queensland, as \^ell as certain 

 Supplementary Notes compiled after the report was in the Press. 



The delay in presenting this record of our investigations is due to the 

 fact that both members of this Commission entered upon their ordinary pubKc 

 duties immediately after their return to Queensland, so that the preparation 

 of this report had to be undertaken at such times as opportunity afforded. 



Progress reports of the work during the earlier period of the investiga- 

 tions were forwarded from time to time. 



