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Physical location:

No. 86/257, Box 79, James Hector, correspondence received, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Archives, Wellington. 86.05.31

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector, 1886-05-31. 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/1880-9/1886/86-05-31-final.odt>, accessed June 19, 2026

31/5/86
Could you kindly inform me, dear Dr Hector, in the interest of antarctic exploration, whether any fish are known from Auckland-, Campbell- and Macquarie-Island, which could be salted or smoked for food.
With regardful remembrance
your
Ferd. von Mueller.