Consulate
for
Sweden and Norway,
MELBOURNE.
Melbourne, the 6th of July 91.
To The Antarctic Committee,
Gentlemen,
I beg to inform you that I have cashed the two promised contributions on my list (No 6) viz
| from | Messrs | Römcke, Gunnerson & Co |
£ |
10. 0. 0 |
|
" |
" |
Archl. Currie & Co | 10. 0. 0 |
and I have got the following new contributions:
| from | Hon G. F. Belcher | Vice Consul | for Sweden & No,1 | Geelong | £ | 2. 2. 0 |
|
" |
John Macfarlane |
actg " |
" |
Hobart | 2. 2. 0 | |
| adding my own contribution | 5. 0. 0 | |||||
|
makes total |
£ |
29. 4. 0 | ||||
On the other hand I have disbursed for telegrams forwarded to the Swedish Foreign Dept. according to instructions from the Antarc. Comm.
| 2nd | May: |
9 |
words |
£ |
1. 16. 9 | |
| 11th | June: | 29 |
" |
5. 18. 5 | ||
| 25 |
": |
12 |
" |
2. 9. 0 | 10. 4. 2 | |
|
to credit of Fund: |
£18. 19.10 | |||||
which I do not forward at once, as I expect there will be some more telegraphing.
I go away this day to Tasmania, but Mr Rasmus Parelius, who will act as Consul for Sweden and Norway during my absence, will immediately forward to Sweden any message that the Committee transmits to the Consulate, and in every respect do what I could have done myself.
I remain, Gentlemen,
yours very respectfully
H. Gundersen
i.e. Norway.
Please cite as “FVM-91-07-06,” 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