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No. 91/463, unit 39, p. 577, VPRS 7934/P1 outward letter books to other departments and district land offices, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 91.06.24a

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Arthur Morrah to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1891-06-24 [91.06.24a]. 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/1890-6/1891/91-06-24a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

24th June, [189]1.
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editorial addition.
Sir,
Referring to the communication addressed by you on the 15th December last to the Under Secretary,
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See M to T. Wilson, 10 December 1890 (in this edition as 90-12-10a), which enclosed M to A. McLean, 10 December 1890.
I have the honor to state that this Department having requested the Department of Mines to obtain a report from Mr. Stirling on the subject of the desirability of promoting rural settlement in the Australian Alps, a reply has been received that the request will be complied with, and that Mr. Stirling had been instructed accordingly.
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M commented on Stirling's draft report; see M to J. Stirling, 19 July 1891 (two letters, in this edition as 91-07-19a and 91-07-19b). Stirling submitted his report, 'Notes on the climate and soils of the Australian Alps with reference to the suitability of the higher altitudes for rural settlements, with addenda by Baron Von Mueller', on 24 July 1891. The report was never published but a summary was published in the Age, 14 August 1891, p. 6.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
[…]
4
There is no signature on the file copy, but Morrah was Secretary for Lands at the time.
Secretary for Lands.
Baron Sir F. Von Müeller, K.C.M.G.,
Melbourne.