To John O'Shanassy1    13 October 1859

[13 October 1859

 

With reference to appl2 of Rests3 S. Yarra to erect Bathing House]4

1

Letter not found; item is a register entry only.

On 29 August 1859 certain residents of the south side of the Yarra River sent a memorial to the Chief Secretary 'praying that permission may be given to erect a Bathing House on the land indicated on the plan'. The memorial was referred to the Department of Crown Lands and Survey on 1 September and returned to the Chief Secretary on 22 September. The memorial was referred to M on 12 October annotated: 'any good grounds for refusal' (No. 8839, vol. 1859 M, VPRS 1168, PROV).

2
application.
3
Residents.
4
M's letter was referred to the Inspector General of Public Works, C. Pasley, on 3 November annotated: 'As chairman of Board with letter of appl [...]'.

Please cite as “FVM-59-10-13,” 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 27 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-13