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L65/10749, unit 109, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 65.11.16

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1865-11-16. 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/1860-9/1865/65-11-16-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden
16/11/65
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to permit the byefollowing advertisement to appear in the Gov. Gazette.
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Enclosure not found, but see the notice published in Victoria. Government gazette, no. 185, 12 December 1865, p. 2899, (B65.12.01) inviting tenders
for twenty-five New Zealand Ponga Tree-ferns (Cyathea dealbata) and for twenty-five New Zealand Korau Tree-ferns (Cyathea medullaris), to be delivered in a fresh and healthy state in Melbourne; the stems to be from 6 to 8 feet high; the plants to be carefully lifted with their roots, and to be packed, after the removal of the fronds, in matting, and to be shipped immediately from the forest. Cost of freight to Melbourne to be included in the tender.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
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On 17 November 1865 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, returned M's notice asking: 'Will the Director of the Botanic Garden, Melbourne, be so good as to insert in the Tender notice the date until which the Tenders will be received.' M replied on 18 November: 'Tender completed accordingly'. The published notice included a closing date for receipt of tenders of 31 December 1865.