Ferdinand von Mueller

1

The location of the file indicates that M had addressed it to James, who was the University's Registrar at the time and thus responsibie for examination matters.

Board of Agriculture,

Melbourne, 12 March 186 2

My dear Sir.

It was only last evening, when I learnt from Dr Eades, that the adjudication of the Exam. papers is required immediately.

2

M and Richard Eades were joint examiners of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and writing prescriptions without abbreviations at the Melbourne Medical School. For the 1862 examination see B62.14.02.

I waited previously on Dr Eades in order to arrange for a meeting of us to consider the merits of the papers conjointly, but found him not at home and did not hear of my colleagues arrangements until last night. I had my papers ready since the last week and in as much as it seems not necessary that we should judge on them jointly I will send them to you directly, as otherwise further delay would arise. I am at present engaged in a meeting here,

3

i.e. at the Board of Agriculture's office in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne; see Argus, 15 March 1862, p. 6. The press reports indicate, however, that the meeting was held on 13 March, so it would appear that M mis-dated his letter.

but will endeavour to send the papers tonight or early tomorrow.

I received your official call for the papers only last night.

4

No letter requesting M's report has been found.