[Relative to expenditure of vote for laying out the Gardens.]1
On 15 July 1857 the Legislative Assembly had approved 'A sum not exceeding Nine hundred pounds for the establishment of the Botanic Gardens' (Victoria. Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, session 1856-7, vol 1, p. 369).
Letter not found; item is a register entry only, dated 2 November 1857.
Please cite as “FVM-57-11-02,” 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