The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 6/2/72. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In reply to your letter, ¶ See T. Ware to M, 5 February 1872. ¶ ¶ received last night, I have the honor to inform you, that I was requested by the honorable...

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A72/1217, unit 596, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 72.02.06a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Ware, 1872-02-06 [72.02.06a]. 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/1870-9/1872/72-02-06a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden

6/2/72.

Sir

In reply to your letter,

See T. Ware to M, 5 February 1872.

received last night, I have the honor to inform you, that I was requested by the honorable the President of the Board of Lands and Works

James Grant, returned to office in Gavan Duffy's administration, 19 June 1871.

to submit to (him also) a counter report to the Document of the Board of the botanic Garden, a copy of the Document being sent to me also by the Direction of the President.

I understood also indirectly from Mr. Grant, that the bot. Gardens Department was to be placed under his administration.

The honorable Gentleman having proceeded to Sydney, I was left under the impression, that my counter report would only be required after his return and thus I left it unfinished.

Being now requested, to forward my answers to the honorable the Chief Secretary, I shall hasten to finish the required document and forward it to Mr. Duffy in a few days.

M in fact submitted his response the same day; M to C. Gavan Duffy, 6 February 1872.

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller, M.D.,

Direct. botan. Garden.

T. Ware Esq.

Acting Undersecretary.

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