23 May 1860
Recd 26/5
Sir,
Yr letter of the 9th Inst1 making application for the erection of a lodge at the entrance of the Govt House reserve, having been submitted to the [C PW],2 I am desired to inform you that considering that the estimate for the necessary building is £300 and the funds are very limited, Mr Francis is not in a position to accede to yr request.
Sd T. C. Balmain.
Dr Müeller
Please cite as “FVM-60-05-23a,” 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