18 Augt 1858
Referring to yr Letter of the 10 Augt1 I have the honor to intimate the assent of the Chief Secy to your report upon the Botanic Garden being deferred as you desire, until the Parliament re-assemble.
signed
J Moore.
The Director of the botanic Gardens
Melbourne
M to J. O'Shanassy, 10 August 1858.
Please cite as “FVM-58-08-18,” 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