11/3/59
With refere1 to yr Le2 4 Mch3 I have the honor to intimate the assent of the chief Secretary to the Gates of the Garden being closed on Saturday as you suggest with the view of obtaining contributions for the Fund on behalf of the Sufferers by the late fire
Sd J Moore
The Director of the Botanic Gardens
Please cite as “FVM-59-03-11a,” 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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-03-11a