To John Moore   8 March 1858

Melbourne bot Garden

8. March 1858

My dear Mr Moore

I am sorry to trouble you now particularly at the interregnum,1 when you will be already so much harrazed, and to enquire, whether I could get some of the Iron spalier, which I am informed is [supervacaneous] at the Government Offices.

I am extremly anxious to save the beautiful Orchestra pavillon now completed by a spalier against intruders, which already commenced demolishing the building. 100 feet would be sufficient

Humbly yours

Ferd Mueller.2

1
On 10 March the ministry of William Haines was replaced by that of John O'Shanassy.
2
On 9 March 1858 Moore asked the Inspector General of Public Works, C. Pasley, if he could supply the wire to which M alluded. The Chief Clerk, T. Balmain, replied for Pasley on 23 March: 'The wire fencing asked for herein has been supplied'.

Please cite as “FVM-58-03-08a,” 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 16 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-03-08a