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Frith Hill, Godalming

June 8th. 1884

Dear Mr. Windust¹

Thanks for the Health Conference Slip. I am sorry we have at present absolutely no one among our members who could properly represent the Society at such a conference & put forth our views with the force & fulness [sic] they demand. I trust we shall soon obtain some better class of men on our Council.

I shall not write my address, but deliver it from notes, & shall want it reported. Can you undertake this, as if not we must have a regular reporter. I have been busy with some S. Kensington Examinations² & have not yet begun to prepare [2] my address. I want the Report of the Crofters Commission which was promised to be sent me. Will you get it at once, for the Society, & send it me, as I must read it carefully & give a sketch of it. Have you any Report of Mr Fred^k Harrison's³ lecture in London to the Positivists in which he discussed "George” & criticised me. I want to refer to his words. Mr Swinton⁴ has the ^news papers I am pretty sure. Will you look for them when you are next at his house. Also can you tell me if Mr Bryce's Scotch Mountains Bill was talked out, or the house counted out, or how it was got rid of? [3] Any other notes of interesting facts Parliamentary or otherwise during the year which I might refer to would be acceptable.

I shall be always glad to hear from you when you have anything to suggest.

Believe me | yours faithfully | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

P.S. I was glad to see by the newspaper reports of the Health Conferences that two or three speakers referred to the Land question as at the root of the matter. Miss <Cragin> was one I think. But of course they were looked upon as more wild demagogues.

ARW.