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Representative, and with the following British possessions, 
viz. : — 
Barbadoes. Cape oe Good Hope. Kurraciiee. 
Bombay. Ceylon. Malta. 
Calcutta. Mono Kong. Natal. 
Our transactions with these places have been attended with 
the best results; large supplies of seeds, and in some eases of 
plants, native thereto, having been received and distributed 
through the Colony of Queensland, while we have assurance 
from many of our correspondents of similar results attained 
with plants and seeds (native to Northern Australia) which 
have been despatched hence. 
“ This successful issue to the voluntary efforts of an orga- 
nisation of gentlemen actuated solely by philanthropic and 
scientific motives, has naturally acted as a spur to those, efforts ; 
and vour Lordship’s communication under reply finds our 
Institution in a condition of great vitality, and consequently 
well able, as it is my pleasing duty to assure you it is willing, 
to co-operate heartily with Her Majesty’s Government in the 
important operations suggested by Lord Kimberley’s Despatch. 
In communicating with the Secretary of State, we would 
respectfully ask your Lordship to explain that, while not a 
department of the Queensland Government, our organisation 
has been recognised by Parliament, by grants of land and 
money ; the annual renewal of the latter ol which evidences 
approval of our operations. 
“ While assuring your Lordship that we are prepared to 
meet the wishes, so soon as conveyed to us, of the Govern- 
ment of any of Her Majesty’s possessions, it may be useful to 
name some of those places with which we have not succeeded 
in establishing such complete relations as we could wish, but 
exchanges with which would be attended with mutual advan- 
tage, viz. : — 
British West Indies — 
Guiana. 
Trinidad. 
Honduras. 
.1 amaica. 
Mauritius. 
To His Excellency 
The Most Honorable 
The Marquis of Normanby. 
“ The Council note the useful recommendations off he Su- 
Aden. 
Straits Settlements. 
Labu an . 
Gibraltar. 
West Africa. 
