Melbourne bot. Garden,
4. Febr. 1862.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit your permission, that the report of the jurors on the vegetable productions of the Victorian Exhibition may be printed at Mr Ferres Offices and be published as an appendix of the Catalogue, which is now under the press.
This valuable document will extend over a few sheets of printing and is replete with important information on some hitherto uncultivated branches of industry, by which undoubtedly additional lucrative employment will be found in our colony and valuable articles be gained for export especially amongst the woods & vegetable oils.1
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c & &2
Coates, Osborne & Ashley (1862). The jurors gave especial thanks to 'the learned Government Botanist of Victoria, for his unvarying kindness and readiness to assist them on every occasion they have wished to consult him, the Jurors must ever remain indebted beyond their ability to acknowledge' (p. 61).
Approval for M's request is minuted to this letter and forwarded to the Government Printer. M acknowledged the granting of permission on 7 February 1862: 'Thankfully returned'.
Please cite as “FVM-62-02-04,” 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