Melbourne bot. & zool Garden
12. Apr. 61
Dear Mr Fitzgibbon
The bearer, John Smith, a worthy honest old man, who has been for several years in the employ of my establishment, has resolved to lay his little savings out in purchasing the refreshment booth, recently occupied by Mr Bennett, at our foot bridge. As this little building is situated in a locality under Control of the Gentlemen of the City council, I beg on behalf of the old good man, that you will kindly bring the transfer of the place under the favorable consideration of the Municipality and that you will let him enjoy your aid in obtaining official recognition of his right to take possession of the refreshment stall. That he will never transgress any laws & will keep the place in good order around, I can with certainty predict from his antecedents.
May I be permitted to remind you of the kind promise of the Municipality to supply some tree guards (already I believe available) for securing Weeping Willows, which I was permitted to have planted along the Northern Bank of the Yarra opposite the Zoological Reserve
With great respect,
dear Sir,
yours humbly
Ferd. Mueller1
Please cite as “FVM-61-04-12,” 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 18 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/61-04-12