To Frederick Powlett   1 December 1858

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,

1. Dec. 1858.

Sir

I have the honor to report, that repeatedly the pailings from the enclosures around the Blue Gum-trees have been broken away near the military Barracks, and that I have been obliged to suppy 42 from our store to effect the repair. For an occasional restoration of these I should feel obliged.

It appears, that the children of the soldiers are removing the pailings for fire wood, and I have throught it my duty to bring this matter under the consideration of the Commander of the 40 Regiment

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller

 

F. Powlett Esq, &c &c &c

Commissioner of Crown-lands.1

1
On 2 December 1858 Powlett minuted an instruction to N. Bickford, Head Ranger, to attend to the matter.

Please cite as “FVM-58-12-01a,” 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 16 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-12-01a