H.M.S "Orlando", at Sydney.
17th June 1890.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th instant,1 and in reply to acquaint you that I have instructed Captain Davis of HMS "Royalist", Noumea, Senior Officer of Her Majesty's Ships in the New Hebrides, that he may, when visiting the Islands near the New Hebrides, grant Mr Lindt a passage if convenient on such occasions.
I have the honour to be
Sir
your obedient Servant
C Scott
Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief.
Baron von Mueller
President of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia
Victoria Branch.
Please cite as “FVM-90-06-17,” 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