Melbourne bot Garden,
[August 1858]1
Sir
I have the honor to inform you, that the Committee appointed for the administration of the zoological gardens recommends, that out of the funds voted for that establishment the sum of eight-hundred pounds Sterling £800 may be devoted for the completion of the fence around the area granted to the Gardens, and that you would be pleased, if this proposition should be favored with your approval, to place for the above purpose the sum mentioned at the disposal of the hon. the Chief Commissioner of public works.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c2
Please cite as “FVM-58-08-00a,” 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 18 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-08-00a