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L. Layard, Cape Town ; Morton Allport, Hobart Town ; the Hon. 
Dr. Officer, Hobart Town ; Dr. P. L. Sclater, London • and Geoffroy 
St. Hilaire, Paris. He expressed a hope that at some future time the 
society would adopt the practice of conferring a medal, or some 
similar distinction, upon gentlemen who rendered important assist¬ 
ance in forwarding the objects of the society. 
Mr. Selwyn seconded the motion, and it was cordially adopted. 
The Chairman read the following letter, addressed to the president 
of the society by General Knollys :— 
“ Abergeldie, Ballater, N.B. 
“ Sir,—I am desired by tho Prince of Wales to acknowledge the 
receipt of your letter of the 21st July, offering for His lloyal High¬ 
ness’s acceptance, and on the part of the society of which you are 
president, specimens of a number of animals connected with the 
fauna of Her Majesty’s colony of Victoria. His lloyal Highness 
desires me to assure you and the Council that it will afford him great 
pleasure and satisfaction to receive an offering so interesting in itself 
‘ and so gratifying from the feelings in which it has originated. I am 
directed to return his best thanks. 
“1 have the honour to be, Sir, 
“ Your most obedient servant, 
“ W. Knollys. 
“ To Thomas Black, Esq., M.D., president of the Acclimatisation 
, Society of Victoria.” 
The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the cha ir man 
