4 July 1860
Sir,
Referring to yr letter of the 21st ulto1 suggesting that one man be employed throughout the year in the [protection] of the trees in the reserve nr Princes Bridge I am directed by the C.P.W.2 to inform you he is under the necessity of declining to authorise an expr3 of money for this purpose.
Sd p secy4 W. Stokes.
The Director Btn Gdns
Please cite as “FVM-60-07-04a,” 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