ke of Cambridge, seconded by Lord
Granville, to the Prince of Wales for the able and energetic manner in
which he acted on behalf of the Commission as their President. "It is
not the first time that His Royal Highness has acted as President in
undertakings of this nature, and it is very difficult for any individual
to praise him in his presence without appearing fulsome, but it is not
fulsome to say that he has always devoted his whole energies to bringing
everything to a successful issue with which he is connected."

The Prince, in his reply, said:--

He hoped that the Exhibition would be not only entertaining to
the eye, and that it will prove of material benefit to our own
countrymen, but that it will also tend to strengthen the bond of
brotherly love between ourselves and the rest of Her Majesty's
subjects.

_April 30th, 1887._

At the final meeting of the Royal Commission, held at Marlborough House
on the 30th of April, 1887, the minutes of the previous meeting, held on
the 3rd of May, 1886, having been read, the Prince of Wales addressed
the meeting:--

"Your Royal Highness, my Lords and Gentlemen,--I have asked you
to meet me to-day, in order that I might submit for your
approval a Report which I have drawn up upon the work of the
Royal Commission for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, a
draft of which has already been forwarded to each of you for
consideration.

"The contents of this Report are so exhaustive, and the
information afforded so full and complete, that it seems
scarcely necessary that I should detain you with many
explanatory remarks.

"You will remember that the last occasion on which I had the
pleasure of meeting you was on the eve of the opening of the
Exhibition by Her Majesty the Queen. You are all aware of the
success of that opening, and you, I am sure, appreciated the
keen interest which the Queen took in the Exhibition, both by
performing that imposing ceremony, and by the frequent visits
which Her Majesty afterwards paid to the various Sections.

"The great importance attached to the objects of this Exhibition
was evidenced by the striking manner in which it was visited by
the public. You will have seen by the Report that it was
attended by no fewer than 5,550,745 persons. Of this number, a
large proportion were admitted under schemes in which I took a
deep personal