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Third; to establish in London a cultural office
or room, where all books, pamphlets, reports
maps, etc., treating on, or concerned with, colonial
matters, may be readily available for reference to
the public, and where Australasian Metropolitan
and provincial newspapers and magazines may
be regularly filed for the perusal of visitors.
Where also persons from the colonies may have their
letters addressed to, may meet other Australasians,
and may be directed where to obtain hotel or
other accommodation, with tarrifs of charges, etc.
With regard to our fitness and capacity to carry
out this important design, we may be permitted to state
that our Mr, Whitworth, in addition to his having
travelled over, and being intimately acquainted
with, the greater portion of Australia, may not be unknown
to you by repute as the Author of the various Gazettes
of the different colonies, which have appeared from
time to time, as well as numerous handbooks
and other works having reference thereto, as
well as having had a large journalistic experience
in nearly all the Australasian colonies.
Our Mr. Bonacich is also a gentleman well
known as a journalist, a commercial man, and in
other capacities, in the colonies. He has had considerable
experience as a mining expert, and has an extensive
knowledge of gold, silver, and tin mining, and of the
business connected therewith, all over Australasia.
In view of the above, and of its being of practical
benefit to each and all of the colonies, we venture
respectfully to ask your Government to supply us with
such maps, reports, statistics, land acts, and other
documents as may be of value to the enquiring public,
especially (if practicable) a list of all Crown Lands open
for purchase