Camp St., Daylesford,1
17th January 1888.
To the Sub-Committee of the Victorian Branch2
Royal Geographical Socy of Australasia
Gentlemen
I have the honor to offer my services as Surveyor to the proposed expedition under the Leadership of Mr Ernest Favenc.3 My other qualifications to the post, as regards a knowledge of Geology, Mineralogy & Botany are sufficiently well known to your Committee already, as also to Baron von Mueller.
In 1872/3 I was Geologist to the North Queensland Exploring Expedition under Mr William Hann, and discovered the first gold on the Palmer river, and I have been connected with Geological & Mining work in one or other of the Colonies since 1856.
My terms would be £500 if for 6 months or thereabouts, or at the rate of £800 per annum for a longer period.
I have the honor to be
Gentlemen
Your most obedt Servant,
Norman Taylor
Geological Surveyor.
Vic.
M was President of the Victorian Branch.
See E. Favenc to M, 27 December 1887. Favenc spent several months commencing in March 1888 exploring the upper reaches of the Gascoyne and Ashburton Rivers, WA. Favenc chose Walter Cuthbertson as the surveyor; see Favenc (1889) and M to A. Macdonald, 14 February 1888.
Please cite as “FVM-88-01-17,” 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