The Imperial Institute of the United 
Kingdom, the Colonies and India. 
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Offices, i, Adam Street, Adelphi, 
London, IV. C., 21st February , 1890. 
Sir —I am directed by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wa es, 1 resident, and 
the Governing Body of the Imperial Institute to acquaint you that they have had 
under their particular consideration the Reports of their Assistant Sec re ary (ir 
SOMERS Vine) descriptive of his negociations with you, and the Governmen so c 
other British Colonies. 
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It has afforded His Royal Highness and the Governing Body' much gratification 
to learn the cordial nature of the reception and consideration you were good enough 
to give to the proposals which, under his instructions, the Assistant Secretary had 
the honour to lay before you. 
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% The desire and application of the Governing Body were practically stated, 
on their behalf, in the following form:— 
(1) —“ That the Government should collect and transmit a representative col- 
“ lection of the commercial and economic products ol the Colony. 
( 2 ) —“That they should continuously maintain the same in an effective con- 
“ dition” 
(2)_“That they should appoint a competent Government Officer to act as 
“ Corresponding Agent to the Institute. 
0 )—“ That they should, through the Corresponding Agent, forward mforma- 
“ tion continuously, upon every subject connected with the resources 
“ and material interests of the Colony. 
I should inform you that the foregoing proposals are identical with those sub¬ 
mitted to the whole of the Governments waited upon by Sir SOMERS \ INE. n < t y 
instance they are reported by the Assistant Secretary to have been favourably 
entertained with, of course, certain modifications or alterations rendered necessary 
by peculiar local circumstances. His Royal Highness the 1 resident, and t 
Governing Body were assured of the hearty co-operation and warm sympathy of the 
various authorities dealt with; and, with respect to yourself, the Assistant Secretary 
reported in the following terms : 
“ In conversation with the Governor after the meeting, I acquainted His hxcel- 
“lencv with the terms and character of this report which he was good enough to 
“approve, adding his desire that I should communicate his thorough readiness to giv . 
“ all the help in his power to promote the object of the Institute. 
The Contractors for the Imperial Institute building, under the terms of their 
agreement, will hand over the complete structure early next year (1891), and tf 
hoped that the formal opening will take place somewhere a ou ■ ■ 
the Queen’s accession to the Throne. The Governing Body would ike at thatHime, 
to have received from your Colony, at any rate, the lirst instalment of its co - 
of natural products. They desire me to impress very earnestly p y 
would be much preferable to commence with a good nucleus ol the collection, 
