Ferdinand von Mueller

Colonial Museum

Wellington 9 April 1872

Sir,

I have been requested by Dr Hector, who was obliged to leave here rather suddenly for Nelson a few days ago, to inform you that a parcel of Chatham Isd plants has been forwarded to you this day by the s.s. "Albion".

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Albion arrived in Melbourne on 18 April. M received Gore's letter that day and the parcel of plants the next day; see M to R. Gore, 19 April 1872, and a second letter of the same date, M to R. Gore, 19 April 1872 (in this edition as 72-04-19a).

This is a part of a large miscellaneous collection obtained at the Chatham Islds by Mr H Travers & purchased from him for this Museum. Dr Hector desired me to say that a further collection will be sent you [with] algae, lichens mosses &c as soon as they are sorted. A number is attached to each specimen in the hope that you will kindly furnish the names in order that they may be put on the duplicate specimens kept here which have been numbered in the same manner as those sent to you. The collection will be then of practical value to our Museum.

Baron von Mueller

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Melbourne