From Charles Gavan Duffy to Ferdinand von Mueller   18 June 1858

18 June [1858]

Sir,

In reply to the enquiry contained in your letter of the 16th instant,1 I have the honor to inform you that tenders for the purchase and removal of the old Hut in the Botanic Gardens reserve have been advertised for.2

Sd for CPW3 T. C. Balmain

Dr Muëller

Director of the Botanic Gardens4

M to C. Duffy, 16 June 1858.

Tenders for the purchase and removal of the hut were advertised in Victoria Government gazette, 22 June 1858, p. 1202.

Commissioner of Public Works.

Tender for £1 5s accepted; C. Duffy to M, 28 June 1858.

Please cite as “FVM-58-06-18a,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-06-18a