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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Edmund FitzGibbon   19 Sep 1863

Melbourne bot. Garden,

19. Sept. 1863.

Sir

I have the honor of submitting a letter from my assistant,1 in whose sentiments I fully concur & having on various occasions remonstrated against the bathing at the bot. Gardens landing place unsuccessfully, I trust you will kindly aid me by your official influence in suppressing an evil, to which I see no cessation except by the positive prohibition of bathing at any hour at any place on the river except the locality specially selected at the bathing house.2

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller.

E. Fitzgibbon Esq &c &c &c

Townclerk

1

E. Heyne to M, 19 September 1863.

2

E. FitzGibbon to M, 21 September 1863, reported that the letter would be placed before the City Council.

Please cite as “FVM-63-09-19a,” 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/63-09-19a