3 January 1867
By desire of the Chief Secretary I have the honor to request that you will discontinue the use of the Yan Yean water in the Botanical Gardens during the day time.1
(Sd) J. Moore
The Director
Botanic Gardens
In M to J Moore, 4 January 1867, M explained his general watering procedure, including night-time only use of water piped from the Yan Yean reservoir.
Please cite as “FVM-67-01-03,” 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