August 13 [186]21
Sir
I am directed by the Council of the Acclimatisation Society to request that you will kindly bring under the notice of the Trustees of the Royal Park the absolute necessity of empowering Mr Smith to act as Ranger of the Park and granting him the legal power to summon any person misconducting himself therein.2
I have the honor to be
sir
Your most Obedt Servant
Geo Sprigg
Secretary
To Ferdinand Mueller Esqr M.D. Ph.D. F.R.S.
Government Botanist,
Director of the Botanic Gardens,
&c. &c. &c.
editorial addition.
At their meeting on 14 August, the Trustees agreed and M was 'directed to issue the necessary instructions and submit them for approval and publication to Government' (p. 120, A345 Royal Park Trustees letter and minute books, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Walse, Sydney). M to J. O'Shanassy, 16 August 1862 (in this edition as 62-08-16b), requested Smith's appointment, but gazetting it was declined.
Please cite as “FVM-62-08-13,” 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