From Clement Hodgkinson   24 August 1859

Department of Lands & Survey

Melbourne, 24. August 1859

Gentlemen,

I have the honor — by direction of the Honorable the President of the Board of Lands & Survey — to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th Inst.1 soliciting his co-operation in the contemplated exploration of Central Australia; and, in reply to inform you that as soon as the Elections are over he will bring the subject under the notice of the Government; but cannot entertain it now.

I have the honor to be,

Gentlemen,

Your most obedt Servant

C. Hodgkinson

Deputy Surveyor General

 

Sir William F. Stawell

The Hon. John Hodgson MLC

F. Mueller Esq

John Macadam Esq

David E. Wilkie Esq. MD

1
See Circular, 5 August 1859.

Please cite as “FVM-59-08-24,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-08-24