3d October [1859]
Sir,
Referring to your requisition1 for 140 rods of iron fencing as per pattern for the Botanic Gardens estimated to cost £665 (£4.15 per rod) I have the honor to inform you that the available balance of the vote is £587.7.
Sd for S. G.2 T. C. Balmain
The Director of the Botanic Gardens3
Please cite as “FVM-59-10-03,” 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 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-03