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Melbourne
May 31.07
My dear Howitt,
Many thanks for the books which came safely to hand without any damage. I cant think how the "Mitchells" got on the list as they never went - nor were they necessary for your work.
I have been out of town during the vac. & generally lazy or would & ought to have written before.
Skeats tells me that you had a very successful & good time up at Omeo.
Gregory's new b/look on Australia in Sandford's compendium has just come out - there in of course he repeats the version of Babbage settling
