He was disposed to rank the achievements of their guests with those of the foremost of travellers of whom we read.

He had sat enchanted with the perusal of the travels of John Franklin in the Arctic Regions; and, by the way, John Franklin accompanied Captain Flinders in his expedition in the year 1800, which was sent out for the purpose of surveying the south coast of Australia.

He had perused with intense interest the travels of Samuel Baker in the interior of Africa along the source of that wondrous Nile, as also those of Speke, Grant, Stanley, and that prince of men, the late Dr.Livingstone; and the name of their guest was entitled to rank along with such.

(Cheers.) Let now our stockholders and men of capital take advantage of Mr.Forrest's explorations--let his well-earned honours be bestowed upon him--and let all representatives of intelligence and enterprise hail him.

We who were here as Australians were proud of him and rejoiced over him, and would seek to send him back to his own home with our loud plaudits and our heartiest gratitude.
The Vice-Chairman, in proposing The Health of Mr.John Forrest, the Leader of the Expedition, said he was sure they were all extremely glad to see Mr.Forrest and his party in their midst.