Mr. King, who was received with great acclamation, said it afforded him
much pleasure to be present on that occasion and join with so many of his
fellow-colonists in congratulating Mr. Landsborough and Mr. McKinlay on
their safe arrival in Melbourne. (Applause.) He was the more glad to
offer his congratulations because he knew the arduous nature of the
journey which Messrs. Landsborough and McKinlay had accomplished. He was
little accustomed to appear or to speak in public, but he should have
been sorry to miss this opportunity of expressing his thanks to Mr.
Landsborough and Mr. McKinlay for the manner in which they had
endeavoured to come to the relief of the party of which Burke and Wills
were at the head. However successful they might have been in that
expedition they could have been of very little service to Burke and
Wills, for it would have been impossible to reach them in time to save
their lives. He had much pleasure in seconding the resolution and in
congratulating Messrs. Landsborough and McKinlay upon their safe arrival
in Victoria. (Cheers.)

The resolution was put and unanimously adopted amidst cheers, as were
also the resolutions subsequently proposed.

The chairman explained that Mr. Landsborough, having been out of town,
had not yet arrived at the meeting but was expected shortly. In the
meantime he called upon Mr. McKinlay to respond to the compliment which
had just been paid to himself and his brother explorer. He also requested
the meeting to excuse Mr. McKinlay from making any statement with respect
to his journey as he felt bound in the first place to communicate the
particulars to the Government by whom he had been sent out.

Mr. McKinlay, who was received with hearty and prolonged cheering,