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W70/6575, unit 468, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 70.06.13a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1870-06-13 [70.06.13a]. 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/1870-9/1870/70-06-13a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden
13/6/70
Sir
When I had the honor of an interview with you this day, I omitted to ask you permission, to supply still to those institutions, which have already their applications for plants filed in my office, and to whom under the existing regulations I have promised plants. Their ground was to be got ready and they did not anticipate, it appears to me, that any new regulations,
1
See also M to J. McCulloch, 31 May 1870, and M to J. McCulloch, 22 June 1870.
on which you may decide, would be made regressive.
2
In W. Odgers to M, 21 June 1870 (in this edition as 70-06-21a) M was told promises made should be kept.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your very obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller
Director of the botanic Garden.
The honorable the Chief Secretary.