15 Oct [1859]
Sir,
In reply to your suggestion contained in a letter of the 7 instant1 I have the honor to inform you that the votes you refer to No 86/84, 83/84 for fencing Zoological Gardens and Botanic Gardens being separate divisions of the "Appropriation Act" cannot legally be applied to the same work2 I have therefore to request that you will state what course you consider should under the circumstances be adopted.3
Sd for S.G.4T C Balmain
Dr Mueller
Botanic Gardens
M to G. Horne, 7 October 1859 (in this edition as 59-10-07a).
See also another letter of the same date, C.Ligar to M, 15 October 1859 (in this edition as 59-10-15c).
M later submitted separate requisitions for the each of the sites: Zoological Garden, M to J. King, 3 November 1859 (in this edition as 59-11-03a), and Botanical Garden, M to J. King, 3 November 1859 (in this edition as 59-11-03b); see notes thereto.
Surveyor General.
Please cite as “FVM-59-10-15b,” 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