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TO 
|)is |lonnl Harass prince ^Ufrtb (Ernest ^Jbxrf, 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, 
Knight of the Most Nolle Order of the Garter , 
ilx. &c. d'c. 
May it Please Youe Royal Highness, 
\Ve, tlie Members of the Acclimatisation Society of Victoria, do 
ourselves the distinguished honour of approaching your Royal 
Highness with sentiments of loyalty and attachment to Her 
Majesty’s throne and person, and we humbly offer our most sincere 
congratulations on your safe arrival in this distant part of Her 
Majesty’s Empire. 
We presume it is unnecessary to remind your Royal Highness of 
tlie deep interest your late illustrious and ever-to-be-lamented father, 
the Prince Consort, took in the cause of Acclimatisation, and also 
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, as evidenced by His 
Royal Highness’ acceptance of the presidency of a kindred institu¬ 
tion in Great Britain. 
We further do ourselves the honour of presenting to your Royal 
Highness the published reports of our Society, and we do so with 
the hope that you will find that our past labours have not been in 
vain. 
We have the honor to be, with the most profound respect, 
Your Royal Highness’ most obedient servants, 
Signed on behalf of the Society, 
THOMAS BLACK, 
President. 
