Melbourne bot Garden
8th April 1858.
Sir
I have the honor to inform you, that previous to the receipt of your communication, dated Apr. 7th,1 nine additional forms have been returned to the Police Department. I regret that it lay not in my power to redeem my debt earlier, as part of the forms, kindfully supplied by the office, had so suffered from exposure to the sun, that I was obliged to restore new ones. The 21 hitherto returned are far superior to those received, and the remaining nine will also be made from new material. I pray that you will give me respit with regard to these, until the wood for them has been furnished from the Gov. Stores, a requisition for it has been furnished this quarter.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The Chief Commissioner of Police.
&c &c
Letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-58-04-08,” 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