April 30 [1862]1
Sir
I have the honor herewith to return you the letter from the Government of South Australia2 and to inform you that the Superintendent states that the following animals can be sent to Adelaide with the permission of the Council viz
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1 |
pair Fallow deer |
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2 |
Llamas (castrated) |
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1 |
Indian porcupine |
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1 |
Wonga pigeon |
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1 |
pair Bronze wing pigeons |
I have the honor also by direction of the Council to request that you will mention as animals the Council desire to posess the South Australian Wombat, the Kangaroo Island Wallaby & the Red Kangaroo.3
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Geo Sprigg
Secretary
To Ferdinand Mueller Esq M.D.
&c &c &c
editorial addition.
The letter from the Chief Secretary of SA to the Chief Secretary of Victoria requesting an exchange of animals in their collections was referred to M, who referred it to the Council of the Acclimatisation Society. The letter is in the notes to M to J. Moore 16 April 1862. G. Sprigg to M, 24 April 1862 (in this edition as 62-04-24c), reports that the Council referred the matter to the Superintendent of the society's grounds at Royal Park.
This offer, and the request for animals from SA, was reported in M to J. O'Shanassy, 1 May 1862 (in this edition as 62-05-01a).
Please cite as “FVM-62-04-30,” 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