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No. 1626, vol. 1861 R, VPRS 1168/P inward correspondence registers, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 61.03.05aPreferred Citation:
Richard Heales to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1861-03-05 [61.03.05a]. 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/1860-9/1861/61-03-05a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
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Letter not found. On 25 February 1861, W. Clarke, Honorary Secretary of the Victorian
Horticultural Society, wrote to Heales asking for an interview in order to obtain
permission to hold an exhibition in the Botanical Garden. The letter was forwarded
to M on 5 March with Heales's minute, the content of which is not revealed. M was away at this time, on an expedition into the Victorian Alps, and did not return
to Melbourne until 23 March.