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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Joseph Harris   19 Sep 1861

19/9/61

Sir

I have much pleasure in informing you that the honorable the Chief Secretary has been pleased to approve of my recommendation, that the V. G. M. I. Society1 may avail itself of the Botanic Gardens, for holding their intended Spring Exhibition, & that the customary entrance fee may be raised at the garden gates on the occasion, provided that the Society will not enforce such contributions from those persons who may be unwilling to give up the general privilege of the public, to have free access to the gardens. I beg to add that the Society will find me most ready to render such assistance as may be within my power, for the furtherance of the Exhibition —

I have the honor to be Sir,

your most obedt

F. Mueller

to J. Harris, Hon. Sec. of the V. G. M. I. S.2

1

Victorian Gardeners' Mutual Improvement Society, Melbourne.

2

See also M to J. Harris, 27 September 1861.

3

See also J. Harris to M, 17 September 1861.

Please cite as “FVM-61-09-19,” 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/61-09-19