Document information

Physical location:

No. 77/28046, unit 439, VPRS 794 central inward registered correspondence, VA 714 Education Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 77.07.25

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Henry Venables, 1877-07-25. 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/1870-9/1877/77-07-25-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Melbourne,
25/7/77.
To the Secretary of the Education Department.
Sir
In following up a former communication
1
M to H. Venables, 24 July 1877.
I have the honor to point out, that to obtain the needful copies of the schoolbook on native plants
2
B77.08.01.
for the State-schools it is required, that a requisition from your Department should be submitted to the Gov. Printer's Office.
3
On 5 October 1877 M's file was minuted: 'Messrs McCarron Bird & Co have been paid for the 1650 copies of Baron von Mullers work "Select Plants" which have been received by this Dept. The money came from the vote "Botanist's Dept — The 1500 copies of Baron Von Mullers school book on "Native Plants" which this Dept is about to order from the Government Printer are to be charged to the same vote: viz. Government Botanist'. Other notes on the file indicate that a copy of each book was to be sent to the Head Teacher of each State School in the colony.
I have the honor to be
your obedient
Ferd. von Mueller.