Melbourne
10 Dec. 1890.
T. R. Wilson Esqr.
Under-Secretary.
Sir
Having with your acquiescence had an interview with the hon. the Minister of Lands in reference to settling a rural population also on the Australian Alps, and having been requested by the hon. Gentleman to convey my views in writing, so that they might officially be followed up, I beg now to submit a brief document on this subject, so that, should the honorable the Chief Secretary approve of it, the byefollowing letter1 may be transmitted to the Department for Lands and Agriculture.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Ferd. von Mueller
Gov. Botanist.
See M to A. McLean, 10 December 1890. Wilson forwarded the letter to McLean's office on 15 December 1890.
There is a typed copy made in the Chief Secretary's Office at P90/12940, unit 567, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria.
Please cite as “FVM-90-12-10a,” 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