From Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller   2 Aug 1881

It appears that the required paper cannot be procured in less quantity than 25 reams, & that the balance in the hands of the Agent Genl. cannot therefore be applied to this purpose.1

Referred to the Govt Botanist to note2

T. R. Wilson

Actg U. Secy

2 Aug. 1881

See M to W. Odgers, 31 January 1881, requesting purchase of plate paper. The Agent General informed the Under Treasurer in a letter dated 19 May 1881 that Thomas De la Rue & Co, from whom the previous supply had been obtained, could not supply less than 25 reams of the paper.

See also M to T. Wilson, 6 August 1881 (in this edition as 81-08-06a).

Please cite as “FVM-81-08-02a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-08-02a