The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Dehra Dun, ¶ 22nd December, 1883 ¶ My dear Sir, ¶ ¶ Dr Schlich has written to me about an exchange of the 'Indian Forester' for your Eucalyptography & other papers from Australia. Of course it will b...

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A84/1453, unit 8, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 83.12.22

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William Fisher to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1883-12-22. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id/83-12-22>, accessed July 18, 2025

See also M to G. Berry, 8 February 1884, with which this letter is filed. In due course the Premier, J. Service, approved the exchange proposed.

Dehra Dun,

India.

22nd December, 1883

My dear Sir,

Dr Schlich has written to me about an exchange of the 'Indian Forester' for your Eucalyptography & other papers from Australia. Of course it will be very greatly to the advantage of the Indian Forester & I need not say that I shall be very much obliged to you & very glad to get an occasional paper on Australian Forestry. I have therefore directed the Publishers to send you the Indian Forester in future regularly, & will also send you as many back nos as I have in hand.

Owing to the large increase in the circulation of the I. F. consequent on its becoming a monthly, instead of a quarterly periodical, I am afraid that I have not a complete set of Vol IX available, but I will send you what I can.

Vol. IX was the volume of the current year, 1883. The set of the journal at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne lacks nos 6-8 of this volume.

In India we have so much executive work to do, that litterary composition is only possible in spare moments, so that you will find the Forester merely a collection of practical suggestions from men who have hastily written down their impressions during the few hours they can spare from their work. I was very sorry to hear that Forestry in America has sustained a great check in the collapse of the American Journal of Forestry for want of support, & in the resignation of Dr Hough, the head of the Dept.

I hope that it will take up firmer ground in Australia

Yours truly

W. R. Fisher

Editor I. Forester

To The Baron von Müller

&c&c

Victoria