From Charles Ligar to Ferdinand von Mueller   15 Oct 1859

15th Oct [1859]

Sir,

With reference to your requisition of the 7th instant for fencing at the Botanic Gardens1 which you suggest might be charged to vote No 86/84 I have the to inform you that the vote in question cannot legally be applied to the fencing of the Botanic Gardens2

Sd for S.G.3 T C Balmain.

M to G. Horne, 7 October 1859 (in this edition as 59-10-07a).

See also another letter from Balmain to M, 15 October 1859 (in this edition as 59-10-15b), in which Balmain explains the problem in a little more detail and asks M how he wants to proceed.

Surveyor General.

Please cite as “FVM-59-10-15c,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/59-10-15c