Melbourne 12/5/78.
The honorable Graham Berry, M.L.A.,
Chief Secretary.
Sir
I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on the forest-resources of West-Australia,1 which document has arisen from my observations during November & December last, when on request of the hon. Mr. Goldsworthy, C.M.G., you were so good to permit me to prolong my travels with a view of investigating the forests of that Colony. As a forest-board has recently been appointed there, and as it is expected from me to furnish a report on the results of my observations, I would respectfully suggest, that this document be forwarded to the honorable the Colonial Secretary of Western Australia for communication to the honorable Malcolm Fraser, Chairman of the Forest-Board of that Colony.2
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
MS annotations by W. Odgers, Under Secretary: '[illegible]'; 'send 13/5' and '[before] the […] have […]'. A note indicates that a letter was sent to the Colonial Secretary, WA, on 14 May. See also W. Odgers to M, 16 May 1878 (in this edition as 78-05-16a).
On 6 June 1878 R. Goldsworthy, Colonial Secretary, WA, wrote to Berry 'by direction of His Excellency Major General Sir Harry St George Ord', to acknowledge his letter of 14 May and to 'convey to you the thanks of this Government for the report by Baron Von Mueller on the Forest resources of this Colony' (N78/6318, unit 1011, VPRS 3991/P, PROV).
Please cite as “FVM-78-05-12a,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/78-05-12a