As I am now, I believe, the senior Colonial Governor in active service, with varied experience of nearly a quarter of a century, I trust that I may be pardoned for having glanced at this momentous subject.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient Humble Servant.
It was easier to travel to London from Melbourne than it was to travel to London from Perthshire at the period of the Union with Scotland, or from Donegal at the period of the Union with Ireland.