The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: August 21st 1886. ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you that four of the students of Botany ¶ Emily Coundon, Thomas Day, Margaret Douglas, Mary Amy Lee (The School of Mines Ballarat. Annual Repor...

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Letter press copy book, p. 103, School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat, Victoria. 86.08.21b

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Andrew Berry to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1886-08-21 [86.08.21b]. 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/1880-9/1886/86-08-21b-final.odt>, accessed June 18, 2026

August 21st 1886.

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you that four of the students of Botany

Emily Coundon, Thomas Day, Margaret Douglas, Mary Amy Lee (The School of Mines Ballarat. Annual Report 1886, Ballarat, 1887, p. 60).

have notified their intention to present themselves as Candidates for The School's Certificate of competency in that subject at the forthcoming examinations on the 18th September proximo

And by direction to ask you, as Examiner, to be so good as to prepare and forward at your convenience a paper of questions for examination of the Candidates

For reply, see M to A. Berry, 24 August 1886 (in this edition as 86-08-24a).

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant

Andw Berry

Registrar

Sir Ferdinand von Mueller K.C.M.G.

&c.&c.&c.

Melbourne