12/2/96.
This evening, dear Mr Macdonald, I received the enclosed letter from our friend Major Boyd.1 When President Thomson's2 communication arrives, I will draft a reply, which you can adopt or alter, when it can be circulated among our Councillors for their opinion. Any how, any conference should stand on til I have in March delivered the triennial adress, on which occasion we will be able to see, whether our Governor can afford us such support as rendering it desirable to have a conference under his influence. His Excellency's attention is required in so many directions that we must not expect too much from him in our cause.
regardfully your
Ferd von Mueller
Please cite as “FVM-96-02-12,” 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