1.6
+
254
important a Department
Ao
Office
the work
of which has been for some time gradually increasing with the increasing trade. The introduction of Postage Stamps as in Europe and elsewhere has been a step in the course of progress, as has been that of a subsidiary Coinage and the foundation of a mint, but these latter subjects come more properly within the affairs of the current year.
23.
I cannot conclude any remarks without drawing attention to the improvement in the outward look of Victoria. The houses newly erected are of sightly exterior, the extension of the Praya or sea Road eastward, the increase of vegetation upon the public roads and around the private dwellings, the construction of the New Government Gardens, and the elegant drinking fountain presented by the liberality of a late Member of the Legislative Council all combine not only to give an improved appearance to the City, but to assist its sanitary condition and to add to the general comfort of its inhabitants.
I have the honor to be
Your Excellency's
Most Obedient Servant,
M. McClure
Colonial Secretary