From Andrew Berry   13 September 1886

September 13th 1886.

Sir,

I have the honor to transmit herewith, under separate cover, the written replies to questions submitted to the Candidates (Nos 71, 75, 76, 86)1 for The School's Certificate of competency in the subject of Botany.2

And to ask you to be so good as to examine the papers at your convenience and report for the guidance of the Council as to whether or not the Candidates, or any of them, have passed the examination so as to be entitled to a Certificate of Competency.

I may state for your information that, although allowed three hours, all the papers were handed in within two hours of commencing.

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obedient Servant

Andw Berry

Registrar3

 

Baron Ferd. Von Mueller K.C.M.G.

&c. &c.  &c.

Melbourne

1
Emily Coundon, Thomas Day, Margaret Douglas, Mary Amy Lee (The School of Mines Ballarat. Annual Report, Ballarat, 1887, p. 60).
2
See M to A. Berry, 28 August 1886, and preceding correspondence.
3
See M to A. Berry, 19 September 1886.

Please cite as “FVM-86-09-13,” 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/86-09-13