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he　details　the　mittee　was　right。　Who　am　I　that　I　should　question　its　collective　wisdom　—　even　if　it　had　been　“prepared　to　advocate　colonisation　in　principle”？　Yet　I　agree　with　Mr。　Lyttelton　in　the　remarks　that　he　subsequently　made　to　me；　that　the　good　that　would　have　been　done　by　the　adoption　of　such　a　scheme　would　have　infinitely　outweighed　its　disadvantages　and　the　possible；　though　improbable；　moary　loss。　However　this　may　be；　there　the　thing　ended。　The　somewhat　nebulous　remendations　of　the　mittee　included　“a　grant…inaid”　to　“be　given　by　the　Imperial　Government　to　the　mittee　formed　under　the　Unemployed　Workmen　Act；　for　the　purpose　of　emigration。”

Or　alternatively　—

“That；　in　the　event　of　that　proposal　being　rejected；　an　annual　grant…inaid　for　the　term　of　five　years　should　be　made　to　the　Emigrants’　Immigration　Office；　to　be　expended　by　them　in　the　emigration　of　suitable　persons　to　the　British　Colonies　through　such　Emigration　Societies　as　they　may　select　。　。　。　。”

These　remendations　were　dissented　from　by　Mr。　Herbert　Samuel；　the　present　Postmaster…General；　and　by　Mr。　H。　Lambert；　and　qualified　in　a　Note　added　to　the　Report　by　my　late　friend　Mr。　Wilson…Fox；　whose　premature　death　has　been　such　a　loss　to　the　public　service　of　this　country。

It　is　needless　to　add　that；　so　far；　the　Report　of　this　mittee　has　proved　perfectly　abortive。　A　strong　man；　such　as　Mr。　Joseph　Chamberlain　was　in　his　prime；　might　have　adopted　the　outline　of　my　ideas　and　made　something　of　them。　But　the　strong　man　was　lacking；　and　to　send　them　to　a　hybrid　mittee　of　mixed　views　was　only　to　ensure　their　murder。　It　is　always　so　easy　to　find　fault　and　make　objections。

For　me　personally　this　issue　was　painful。　I　had　worked　hard　and　in　all　honestness；　and；　like　many　better　men；　I