To Frederick Powlett   3 July 1858

Melbourne bot Garden,

3. July 1858.

My dear Mr Powlett.

The two men employed in digging the holes for the Blue-Gum trees are very anxious to get a few £ of pay, since they have been employed for some time at the zoological gardens & did not yet obtain their pay there.¹

I should be anxious to learn, whether it is likely that the fences will be repaired, in order to plant the foot of the hill on the Yarra side, which I should strongly recommend.

General M'Arthur is very anxious to obtain a few Blue Gum seeds from you, ours are all in the ground.

Humbly yours

Ferd. Mueller.