From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Hector   16 Apr 1891

NEW ZEALAND POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS.

Sir Jas Hector

Wellington

Queensland gives one thousand new zealand decision eagerly awaited1

von Mueller

(Melbourne)

i.e. a funding commitment for Antarctic expedition. See M to J. Hector, 13 April 1891 (in this edition as 91-04-13b), and G. Cooper to M, 2 May 1891.

Telegram bears post office stamp: 'N.Z. | WELLINGTON | 16 AP 91 | DSP'.

Please cite as “FVM-91-04-16a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/91-04-16a