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186 I note Mr. Thomas's final statement, in which he imphes that although my "field-work" has been "well and truly done," my "interpretation" of it has failed. I infer, however, from the general tenor of his remarks, that he claims for himself a special power of "interpretation."

I do not care to touch on my own qualifications, but it may interest Mr. Thomas to know that I have brought to the "interpretation" of my field-work the training acquired during 28 years as Police Magistrate and Warden of the gold-fields in Victoria, in sifting evidence and drawing inferences therefrom.