Whilst we were impressed by the vast extent and infinite variety of the
Empire domain we were also touched by the sentiment which held together
its widely scattered parts. Without this sentiment, and without loyalty
to the Crown and Mother Country, what, we often thought, would happen?
The war has taught us much as to the unity of the Empire. Peace, we may
be sure, will bring its own lessons, perhaps its own dangers, in its
train. To strengthen the bonds so loosely yet so finely drawn must
henceforth be the constant duty of the Statesmen of the Empire. The
governing machinery requires overhauling, demands adjustment to the needs
of the various sections of the Empire, and to the throbbing anxiety of
each to share in the duties and responsibilities of Empire Government and
Development.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CONCLUSION
The year 1917 terminated our Dominions' Commission work and brought to a
close the fiftieth year of my railway life. As if to mark the occasion,
Dame Fortune gave me a pleasant surprise, and what it was I will now
relate.
In an earlier chapter I have spoken of the Letterkenny to Burtonport
Railway (in North-West Donegal), with the early stages of which, in 1897,
I had something to do.
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