From Thomas Balmain   4 August 1858

4 August [1858]

Sir

In acknowledgment of the receipt of your letter of the 26th Ulto1 making application on behalf of the Zoological Society for the erection of the southern fence of the Gardens devoted to the purposes of the Society, the estimated cost of which is £800 I have the honor to inform you that there are not sufficient funds available for the purpose from the votes under this Department.2

Sd for CPW3 T. C. Balmain

 

Dr F. Mueller

Secy Zoological Socy

1
M to C. Duffy, 26 July 1858.
2
See also M to J. O'Shanassy, August 1858 (in this edition as 58.08.00a).
3
Commissioner of Public Works.

Please cite as “FVM-58-08-04,” 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 25 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-08-04