Le Secretaire clonne communication de la lettre suivante 
qui lui a etc adressee par le Secretaire Colonial : 
21st January. 
Sir, 
I am directed by His Ilouor the Officer Administering 
the Government to forward the accompanying letter and its 
enclosures received from Dr. Mann and written by him at the 
request of Her Majesty’s Commissioners for the Annual In- 
ternational Exhibitions. 
AV. Maksu. 
5, Kingdom Villas, Wunsdworth, Common 
. London S. W., November 21st 1872. 
The Honorable Colonial Secretary, 
Colonial Office, Mauritius. 
Sir, 
“ I have been requested by Her Majesty’s Commissioners 
for the Annual International Exhibitions to endeavour to get 
a small contribution from the South African Colonies and the 
Mauritius, for the “Food Substances” Department of the 
Exhibition of 1873. May I venture to ask your attention to 
the series of printed papers which I enclose, specifying the 
objects of the Commissioners, and also your consideration as 
to whether it may not lie practicable and advisable to send a 
small collection in illustration of the industrial products of the 
Mauritius. 
I 
“ AVhat is wanted is a selection of two or three samples 
of the very best articles produced such as might easily be 
transmitted in three or four cases, with authority to arrange 
them into a small ornamental group under the boldly em- 
blazened name of the Mauritius. 
“ Until 1 am favoured with your reply, and learn whether 
you may be inclined to do anything in the matter, 1 will take 
care that a convenient and reasonable space is conditionally 
reserved at the command of the Mauritius, and I beg leave to 
place my services, as a labour of love, also entirely at your 
command, to receive and arrange anything that you may be 
able and decide to send. 
