APPENDIX. 181 



Chief Secretary's Office, Melbourne, 



25«/i April, 1864. 

 Sir, 



I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt 

 of your letter of the 26th February last, intimating 

 the shipment of a large quantity of Salmon Ova 

 per the Norfolk, in which vessel fifty tons of 

 space were generously placed at your disposal by 

 Messrs. Money "Wigram and Sons. 



I beg that you will accept the thanks of this 

 Government for the important services you have 

 personally rendered to the Australian Colonies in 

 connection with this important matter, and that 

 you will be so good as to convey to the Gentlemen 

 who have so nobly assisted in the work, the assurance 

 that their liberality is very highly appreciated. 



I feel obliged by the suggestion as to the Geo- 

 logical Specimens, and it will afford me much 

 pleasure to secure for Mr. Wigram a Collection 

 illustrative of the Colony of Victoria. 



I shall see that they are dispatched by one of 

 the ships belonging to the firm at an early date. 

 I have the honour to be. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



JAMES Mcculloch, 



Colonial Secretary of Victoria. 

 James A. Youl, Esq., 



Waratah House, 



Claphavi Park, London. 



