20 February [188]8
Sir,
A Circular Despatch has been received from the Secretary of State, drawing attention to the Colonial Office Regulations requiring the supply to that Office of the Publications indicated in the margin.1
I shall be obliged if you will be so good as to state whether the requirement in question is complied with from time to time as regards any Publications of your Branch of the Service.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
E. J. Thomas
Secretary to the Premier2
The Government Botanist
Please cite as “FVM-88-02-20,” 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