Board of Agriculture,
Melbourne, 12 March 1862
My dear Sir.
It was only last evening, when I learnt from Dr Eades, that the adjudication of the Exam. papers is required immediately.1 I waited previously on Dr Eades in order to arrange for a meeting of us to consider the merits of the papers conjointly, but found him not at home and did not hear of my colleagues arrangements until last night. I had my papers ready since the last week and in as much as it seems not necessary that we should judge on them jointly I will send them to you directly, as otherwise further delay would arise. I am at present engaged in a meeting here,2 but will endeavour to send the papers tonight or early tomorrow.
Very regardfully
yours
Ferd Mueller.
I received your official call for the papers only last night.3
M and Richard Eades were joint examiners of Materia Medica, Therapeutics, and writing prescriptions without abbreviations at the Melbourne Medical School. For the 1862 examination see B62.14.02.
i.e. at the Board of Agriculture's office in Lonsdale Street, Melbourne; see Argus, 15 March 1862, p. 6. The press reports indicate, however, that the meeting was held on 13 March, so it would appear that M mis-dated his letter.
No letter requesting M's report has been found.
The location of the file indicates that M had addressed it to James, who was the University's Registrar at the time and thus responsibie for examination matters.
Please cite as “FVM-62-03-13d,” 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