13th. April [188]8
My dear Baron,
Will you have the goodness to examine the accompanying samples of timber & foliage from Bairnsdale1 and let me have your opinion as to the nature of the timber and its durability & suitability for railway purposes.
I am, my dear Baron
Faithfully yours
Robt. Watson
Engineer in Chief2
Baron Ferd. Von Mueller K.C.M.G. &c
Govt. Botanist
Arnold Street
South Yarra
Vic.
M's reply has not been found but it was registered in the index of Watson's inward correspondence on the same day as 'Report timber from Bairnsdale for Dandenong to Leongatha Line' (88/2558, unit 8, VPRS 427, index to inward registered correspondence, Engineer in Chief, VA 2876, Victorian Railways, Public Record Office, Victoria).
Please cite as “FVM-88-04-13,” 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