Melbourne, 10th Nov. 1859.
Gentlemen, — I have the honor to lay before you the following Report of the Committee of the Institute appointed to Report on the Resources of the Colony.
The Committee was appointed on the 22nd June, and held one Meeting on the 30th August, at which it was determined to ask the Institute to increase the number of the members of the Committee. This was done on the 14th of September.
The General Committee subsequently held two meetings, at which Sub-Committees were appointed to report severally on the following heads: —
1. The Climate of Victoria, its extent, and the capabilities of its soil;
2. Its Mineral Resources;
3. Its Building Materials;
4. Its Indigenous Vegetable Resources;
5. Agriculture and Horticulture;
6. Animal Products, including Fisheries;
7. Harbors, Rivers, and Internal Communication.
These Committees are at present pursuing their labors, and the Reports are to be prepared by the 22nd January.1
I am, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
(For Dr. F. MUELLER, Chairman of the Committee,)
M. H. IRVING, Secretary.
At a meeting of the Royal Society of Victoria (the successor organization to the Philosophical Institute) held on 23 April 1860, M brought up the report, which was 'adopted and ordered to be inserted in the Appendix' to vol. 4 of the Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria for 1859 (appendix reprinted as B60.14.07).
Letter not found. The text given here is from Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria, vol. 4 (1860), p. lxiii (B60.14.08). It was 'read, adopted and ordered to be printed' at the meeting of the Institute held on 16 November 1859.
Please cite as “FVM-59-11-10b,” 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