In bidding farewell to the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, and in thanking all for the extraordinary attentiveness shown me here, may the opinion be expressed that the Hobart meeting will pre-eminently and lastingly exercise an influence on the advancement of science, especially in Her Majesty's Australian dominions, and will among a long series of annual gatherings connect the cheering results of the past with those of a gloriously progressive future not only for substantial gains and intellectual achievements, but also for the maintenance and advancement of Christian reverence in the paths of knowledge.
Letter not found. The text given here is from Mercury (Hobart), 14 January 1892, p. 4. It is introduced by: 'The General Secretary, (Mr. Alex. Morton) received the following telegram from Baron Ferd. von Mueller, one of the past presidents of the association:'. Based on the phrase 'shown me here' the telegram is dated to 11 January, the date that M left Hobart to return home via Launceston, reaching Melbourne on 12 January (Mercury (Hobart), 12 January 1892, p. 4; Argus, 13 January 1892, p. 4). See also notes to M to W. Thiselton-Dyer, 16 January 1892 (in this edition as 92-01-16a).
Please cite as “FVM-92-01-11,” 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