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Mr. JEneas D. Mackay, in seconding the motion, said 
he hoped the members of the Society would consider 
the question on its merits, and not be influenced by 
what had lately been written in the local papers, antago- 
nistic to the proposed settlers. It had been stated that 
the Jews were not agriculturists. Mr. Max said they 
were, and Baron Hirsch wanted land for a settlement ; 
this would hardly be necessary if they were only pedlars. 
Mr. Max read a letter from the Secretary of the 
Jewish Colonisation Association, in answer to his report 
on the desirability of these people settling in the colony. 
The Secretary stated that he could not give an immediate 
answer, but would reply later. In a conversation with 
Mr, im Thurn, that gentleman said he would be very 
glad to see some of these people in the District as there 
was plenty of arable and pasture land for thousands of 
settlers. 
Messrs. Winter, Jacob Conrad, J. D. Smith and 
the Honourable N. Darnell Davis supported the motion. 
The President doubted whether they would be able 
to stand the climate, especially if they came from 
the colder parts of Russia, on which Mr. Max stated 
that there were very hot regions in the south of that 
vast country which did not compare favourably with 
British Guiana. 
The motion was carried unanimously and the Secre- 
tary directed to forward the Report of the Committee 
with Mr. Max's letter, to the Government. 
Mr. Davis then moved and Mr. Conrad seconded, 
that Mr. im Thurn, who was about to visit England, 
should be requested, on behalf of the Society, to see 
Baron Hirsch and represent to him the conditions of life, 
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