25th October 1864
I am directed by the Honorable the Chief Secretary to forward a list of the officers in your Department who have given private security and am to request that for the information of the honorable the Treasurer you will be good enough to report the names of those who are no longer in the Service or who are no longer required to give security. Also with regard to the sureties "whether they are still resident in the Colony and are as good in every way as when accepted by the Government1
Sd J Moore2
The Director
Botanic Gardens
There is no closing quotation mark.
M to J. McCulloch, 26 October 1864 (in this edition as 64-10-26b) provided the information requested.
Text from 'Circular 5052', addressed to the Sheriff, Melbourne, followed by 'Letter similar to the above to undermentioned Departments' and a list of five departmental heads, including M.
Please cite as “FVM-64-10-25c,” 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