April 24th 1882.
Sir,
By direction of the Vice-President I am to inform you that the Council of this Institution are desirous of establishing a series of popular science lectures to be delivered at, and in connection with, The School during the coming winter months1
2. And respectfully to convey to you the cordial invitation of the Council to assist them in carrying out the object in view by the delivery of one or more of the series
3. I am to ask you to be so good, as to inform me if you can oblige by accepting the invitation, and if so the probable date of delivery. — All expenses will of course be defrayed by The School2
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
Andw Berry
Acting Registrar
Baron von Müeller, K.C.M.G.
&c. &c. &c.
Melbourne
At a special Council meeting on 19 April 1882, M was included in a list of speakers to be invited to lecture at the School (School of Mines Ballaarat, minute book, School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited).
M gave a lecture entitled 'General Observations on the Flora of Australia' at the School on 13 September 1882 (School of Mines Ballarat. Annual report 1882 (1883), Ballarat, p. 27). See B82.13.07.
For reply, see M to A. Berry, 25 April 1882 (in this edition as 82-04-25a).
Please cite as “FVM-82-04-24,” 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