第83部分(第4/7 頁)

；　it　was　Recognition；　for　which　I　felt　grateful；　for　who　is　there　that　does　not　appreciate　recognition　particularly　after　long　years　of；　I　hope；　disinterested　toil？

A　week　or　so　after　the　announcement　of　my　honour；　on　January　11；　1912；　the　post　brought　me　another　interesting　and　more　important　letter；　from　which　I　will　quote　one　or　two　passages。

Colonial　Office：　January　10；　1912。

Dear　Mr。　Haggard；　—　You　are　probably　aware　that　at　the　Imperial　Conference　of　last　year　it　was　decided　to　appoint　a　Royal　mission　to　visit　the　various　Dominions　and　report　upon　them。　I　enclose　a　copy　of　the　Resolution　of　the　Conference　and　another　of　the　suggested　Terms　of　Reference。　You　will　notice　that　the　Fiscal　Question　is　carefully　excluded　from　the　purview　of　the　mission。　The　inquiry　will　probably　extend　over　three　years；　though　it　will　not　occupy　anything　like　the　whole　of　that　time；　and　it　will　entail　three　visits　to　the　Dominions　—　one　of　three　months　to　Canada　and　Newfoundland；　another　of　three　months　to　South　Africa；　and　another　of　six　months　to　Australia　and　New　Zealand。　These　visits　will　take　place　in　different　years　and　will　not　be　continuous。　Of　course；　following　the　precedent　of　all　other　Royal　missions　there　will　be　no　remuneration　for　the　missioners　＇then　follow　details　as　to　travelling　allowance；　etc。＇。　There　is　to　be　one　missioner　for　each　of　the　five　Dominions　and　six　British　missioners。　Lord　Inchape　is　to　be　the　Chairman；　and　the　Prime　Minister　and　I　are　very　anxious　to　try　to　induce　you　to　be　one　of　the　British　missioners　。　。　。　。

Yours　very　truly；

L。　Harcourt。

In　a　subsequent　letter　Mr。　Harcourt　wrote：

I　greatly　hope　that　you　will　be　able　to　accept；　and　I　trust　for　the　sake　of　the　reading　public　that　the　mission　will　not　pr