Well, gentlemen, I am all thankful; my last word is--I am thankful to you all.

(Cheers.) Mr.Randell: In consequence of the absence of the Surveyor-General--from what cause I am unable to state--his lordship Bishop Hale has kindly consented to propose the next toast.

(Cheers.) His Lordship, on rising, was received most cordially.

He said that the toast which had just been entrusted to him was one that would have been better proposed by the Surveyor-General.

The sentiment was Australian Exploration.