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No. 760, unit 1, p. 287, VPRS 3150 outward letter books to miscellaneous and Assay Master, VA 856 Colonial Secretary's Office, Public Record Office, Victoria. 53.11.24

Preferred Citation:

Lewis Gilles to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1853-11-24. 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//letters/1850-9/1853/53-11-24-final.odt>, accessed May 15, 2026

24th November. 1853.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 1st instant
1
M to C. La Trobe, 1 November 1853.
suggesting the propriety of the Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens in this City visiting New Zealand for the purpose of obtaining some of the remarkable plants indigenous to those Islands.
In reply I am directed by His Excellency to inform you that this proposed visit had better stand over for the present
(signed)
L. Gilles
The Government Botanist.
Melbourne.