of the important results which must flow from their discoveries; and
that a copy of this resolution be forwarded for the consideration of the
respective Governments.

Some difference of opinion, he said, had been manifested in reference to
the manner in which the exertions of the respective explorers should be
recognised. He himself had only had one opinion upon the subject, namely,
that they should be recognised through the Legislatures of the respective
colonies to which the explorers belonged. Although he and, he believed,
the committee with which he was connected had been blamed for not
sympathising materially with the subscription being raised for Mr.
Landsborough, he had already personally explained to Mr. Landsborough his
own views. It was held as a general principle that when a national good
was conducted it was entitled to a national reward. (Hear, hear.) He
trusted that this would remove any impression which might exist as to
there being any opposition on his part, or on the part of the Exploration
Committee, to the subscription which was being raised for Mr.
Landsborough; but, as he had already stated to Mr. Landsborough and Mr.
McKinlay, they believed that the legislatures of the different colonies
should recognise that which he thought was a greater benefit than that
for which any amount of money could be spent under any other vote of the
Legislature. (Applause.) He had to make one word of personal explanation
in reference to the meeting. He had been somewhat blamed in The Argus of
that day for having initiated, with his friend Dr. Cairns, a meeting of
that kind. The chairman of the meeting was also the chairman of the
meeting at which it was resolved to present a testimonial to Mr.
Landsborough; and he was aware that this meeting originated in a
spontaneous suggestion made on Friday by Dr. Cairns, who thought that,
while it might be convenient to the Exploration Committee to meet in an
afternoon, it would be a great pleasure to the community at large to hold
an evening meeting at which, instead of merely having the opportunity of
recognising the explorers by their portraits in the Saturday prints, they
might meet them face to face, and speak to them. (Applause.) Influenced
by this suggestion he (Dr. Macadam) set about to make arrangements for
this meeting, and he was sorry to say that he met with considerable
opposition; but he had always found that whenever a man threw himself
upon the public sympathy he