17/12/85
This morning, dear Mr Macdonald, I received the byefollowing letter from Mr Maiden.1 What do you think should be done concerning the expenses of any of the Exploration-party2 coming here? Do you think, the Hon. the Premier3 would be able to grant us out of any vote so[me] little means for the purpose.
Regardfully
your
Ferd. von Mueller
Letter not found.
The Royal Geographical Society of Australasia's New Guinea exploring expedition, which returned safely to Sydney on 3 December 1885 after earlier reports that the whole party had been massacred. The Victorian Branch of the Society hoped to hold a reception in the middle of January 1886 to welcome some members of the expedition in Melbourne; see M to E. Strickland, 9 December 1885 (in this edition as 85-12-09a).
James Service.
Please cite as “FVM-85-12-17,” 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