He was gratified at having the opportunity of meeting them before they went down to the metropolis, and he was sure it was no small matter to Salisbury to have such a band remaining with them for a short time.

It would be a source of pleasure to colonists generally to see them, and he trusted that the work which had been so nobly performed, and what had followed after it, would tend to link the colonies more closely together.

He was glad to see that original holders of the land in their western colony--the natives--had been employed in the work of exploration and opening up the country.

(Hear, hear.) They were expected to do honour to generals and warriors who had distinguished themselves and placed their names high on the roll of fame, but he thought that such could not claim greater honours than the explorer.

His work was not one of bloodshed, but one which was undertaken in the interests and for the benefit of humanity.