, 1875-06-19

for the imperfect rendering of which we
beg TO apologize. The heaviest work being
partly got through, Mr.. Percy gave the
toast of His Majesty the King which was
cordially accepted. The next toast was
that of the hero of the night, Mr..
Hagemann. It was given by Mr.. Mac
William who in a few we'll chosen words
expressed his qualification at having this
pleasant task assigned to him. He hoped
that Mr.. Hagemann would soon be among
us again (Cheers) and wished Mr.. and Mrs.
Hagemann, who are now about to leave
u.s., a pleasant voyage prolonged Cheers.)
MIR. Hagemann in thanking for the kind
reception be had received from all sides,
also hoped for a speedy return and further
promotion OF the cause he represented.
He was aware that when he first came
out, many people were ~labouring under
an erroneous impression with regard to
him personally. He alluded to his two
articles in the Dagblad. Perhaps he on
his side also, had not the best idea of the
state of things here, as spoken of in those
articles. Now, however, we know each
other better. There is now a clear under
standing of what he meant, and he, for his
part at least, was satisfied with the result
OF that understanding (AppIause). People
here now believed that he was not only
the man who was capable of carrying out
what he had undertaken, but also that he
would do it in a fair way to both parties,
and In such a way only. But he did not
by any means look upon what had now
been said as anything personal to him.
1t was, as it ought to be, for the cause.
That cause is one which will at no distant
time be generally prevalent, for this simple
reason that, under present circumstances,
beet can compete successfully with the
cane, which is an absurd state of things.
1t is q mere question of time. Even If
we do not succeed now, as we all hope
we will, the change will come, and it will
come soon too. He concluded by saying
that what Mr.. Mac William had been kind
enough to say and the company to applaud
had been said and done for the cause
Great APPLAUSE.
Mr.. Alexander Moore in giving the toast
of Governor Garde said that he felt he was
expressing the feelings of the whole COM
munity in thanking His Excellency for
what he had been to this important ques,
ton. He dwelt particularly upon the
ability, energy and perseverance His Elk
c%ellency had shown in this cause CHEERS }
Governor Garde in thanking said he
was glad Of the opportunity offered him
for making a few observations concerning
this question. Mr.. Hagemann is, he had
always known that, the man for the occa-
sion. The first step shonld always be to
get q man like that. His Excellency pro-
duced much merriment by facetiously as
serting that Mr.. Hagemann was only a
Beet Root before he came out, and then
went over to the serious part Of the bust
ness, that eternal question Of where the
money is to come from. The money can
be raised, he seemed to have no doubt of
that, but he would embrace the opportu-
nifty Of again and again impressing upon
people the necessity from his point of view,
which was that of the welfare of the island,
of local shareholders. How was that i'm
portant object to be effected? He had
proposed a Credit Association. That
is the way, he said, in which the
inhabitants can come to participate also as
shareholders. We must, of course, also
get money from elsewhere that could not
be helped, but it should only be Temporal
ry. Every thing should be done to
make it a local enterprise as much as