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IV.
Introduction.
I may say that when I consented to republish these "Outlines," I wrote Sir John Hall and Mr Alfred Saunders, forwarding to each a set of proofs, and asking them to be good enough to read them and point out any errors that came under their notice. Mr Saunders was then confined to his bed as the result of a severe operation, but at his invitation I visited him and he expressed his satisfaction at the general accuracy of the account.
Sir John Hall, with his characteristic courtesy, wrote me, placing at my service several volumes of records of the Franchise Movement in the Colony which he had collected, and had bound in a compact form. On