The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: 15th October 1860. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I am instructed by the Governor to send you the enclosed Despatch, which His Excellency has recently received, and to request that, when convenient, you will be good eno...

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No. 60, unit 2, p. 133, VPRS 1092 Governor's letter books, VA 466 Governor, Public Record Office, Victoria. 60.10.15

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Octavius Timins to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1860-10-15. 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/1860-9/1860/60-10-15-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

The despatch, dated 3 August 1860, was a request for information on fibrous products that might meet 'the extreme want felt by the manufacturing interest of Great Britain of raw material for the production of textile fabrics'. The despatch is printed in Transactions of the Royal Society of Victoria, vol. 5 (1861), p. xli.

15th October 1860.

Sir,

I am instructed by the Governor to send you the enclosed Despatch, which His Excellency has recently received, and to request that, when convenient, you will be good enough to report upon the same.

I have &c

(sd) O. F. Timins

See M to O. Timins, 22 October 1860.