18 November 1858
By desire of the Chief Secretary I have the honor to acknowledge the rect of yr Le of 3d November reportg that many plants have been stolen from the Botanic Garden1 & have to inform you that instructions have been given for a reward to be offered for information which may lead to the conviction of the offenders. Placards will be printed & forwarded to you to be posted up in the Garden throughout the locality in its neighbourhood. The acting Chief Commissioner of Police considers that a constable in plain clothes might occasionally be of service in the Garden & I am therefore to request that you will consult with Superintendt Dana as regards the time when a constable might be most advantageously employed in this way.
Sd J Moore
The Director of the Botanic Garden
Please cite as “FVM-58-11-18,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-11-18