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Credit: British West Indian Conference on Quarantine, 1888. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Windward Islands, in two of wliicli our President has served, I liave great pleasure in bearing my testimony to the great patience displayed by our Presi- dent. Mr. Sanderson spoke about the President's labours at night; but he was then in the peace and quiet of his home, a different thing to seeing here seven or eight or ten delegates around him each one eager to air his particular theory and determined to carry it willy nilly. Then was the time our President suffered most. (A laugh.) Eesolution carried nem. con. Mr. SANDERSON : I have pleasure in moving that we desire to express to our Secretary, Sir, our thanks for his labours here; and I beg to move formally:— [See Minutes, Seventh Sitting. Page 90.] It is only those who have been Secre- taries to assemblies of this kind who are aware of the duties which are in- volved. Mr. Young has the heaviest portion of his duties yet before him, and if he performs all these duties as he has done up to the present time there is no member but will appreciate most highly these services. Dr. PRINGLE : I second the reso- lution. Mr. LOW: I support it very cordially. The PRESII^ENT : That is a motion in which we all thoroughly agree. I can say for myself that if it had not been for the enormous pains which Mr. Young has taken to further all our interests in getting through this matter, it] would have been impossible to get through so satisfactorily as I think we have done. Resolution passed unanimously. Dr. crane : We are all aware of the great difficulties that have attended the carrying out of Quarantine laws and regulations throughout the West Indian Colonies for the past seventeen years. We are also aware from the papers which reached us in the begin- ning, that it was due to the initiation of a gentleman here present, a member of the Quarantine Board of this Colony, that this Conference has assembled—I allude to Mr. Darnell Davis, who has taken such an interest in the proceedings. I need say nothing further in order to spare his blushes, but proceed with the resolution:— [See Minutes, Seventh Sitting. Page 90.] Capt. MALINGI : I have great plea- sure in seconding that resolution. I had drawn up one myself, but withdrew it when I knew another motion was to be moved. Mr. BERKELEY: I wish to add my support to this resolution. I have had perhaps more grounds than any other member for thanking Mr. Davis. I had the great good fortune to have him sitting behind me, and I feel that any good which it has been possible for me to do here has been very much due to the assistance I have had from my old friend and schoolfellow. Resolution carried. Dr. PRINGLE: With the permis- sion of the President, I rise to move a a vote of thanks to our Vice-President. I am aware you all wiU join me in being very pleased that a call has not been made upon his functions oftener than it has, and I feel certain that every- body around the table will join in thank- ing him for whatever services he has performed. Mr. McKinney and other delegates rose simultaneously to second the motion. Mr. BERKELEY: I do not think, gentlemen, it would be at all courteous on our part to close our proceedings unless we previously pass a vote of thanks to His Honour the Administra- tor, for having so kindly placed at our disposal the Court of Policy Hall. I think that a resolution to that effect should be passed. Captain MALING : I beg to second that. Mr. SANDERSON : Another matter is the payment of the expenses of the Conference. We feel that each of the Colonies represented here will benefit m an equal degree by the adoption of a uniform system of Quarantme, and consequently by the Act that will secure that ; and therefore we feel that all the expenses that may have been incurred in respect of the Conference should be borne and paid by our respective Gov-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21297678_0230.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
