24th June, [189]1.1
Sir,
Referring to the communication addressed by you on the 15th December last to the Under Secretary,2 I have the honor to state that this Department having requested the Department of Mines to obtain a report from Mr. Stirling on the subject of the desirability of promoting rural settlement in the Australian Alps, a reply has been received that the request will be complied with, and that Mr. Stirling had been instructed accordingly.3
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
[…]4
Secretary for Lands.
Baron Sir F. Von Müeller, K.C.M.G.,
Melbourne.
editorial addition.
See M to T. Wilson, 10 December 1890 (in this edition as 90-12-10a), which enclosed M to A. McLean, 10 December 1890.
M commented on Stirling's draft report; see M to J. Stirling, 19 July 1891 (two letters, in this edition as 91-07-19a and 91-07-19b). Stirling submitted his report, 'Notes on the climate and soils of the Australian Alps with reference to the suitability of the higher altitudes for rural settlements, with addenda by Baron Von Mueller', on 24 July 1891. The report was never published but a summary was published in the Age, 14 August 1891, p. 6.
There is no signature on the file copy, but Morrah was Secretary for Lands at the time.
Please cite as “FVM-91-06-24a,” 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