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From Ferdinand von Mueller to William Smith   16 Aug 1862

Melbourne bot. Gard

August 16th 1862

Sir

I have the honor to inform you, that at a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park held on the 14th inst., you have been entrusted (until further notice and without additional renumeration) with the duty of acting as Ranger of the Royal Park, and you are thereby empowered to take legal proceedings against any persons, who may infringe on the rules established under the sanction of the Trustees of the Royal Park.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

F. M.

Sec. to the Trust. of Roy. Park.1

Mr W. Smith

Superintendent of the Zoolog. Garden at the Royal Park

1

See also M to J. O'Shanassy, 16 August 1862 (in this edition as 62-08-16b), when M was informed by a minute that the appointment could not be published in the Government Gazette.

2

See also M to G. Sprigg, 16 August 1862.

Please cite as “FVM-62-08-16a,” 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/62-08-16a