[Relative to obtaining land for purpose of grazing cows belonging to Immigrants [Home] Submits whether it would be possible to obtain a limited area of pasture ground which happens to be freed near some Railway station within moderate distance from the City for locating milking cows belonging to Immigrants Depot and Industrial School.]1
The provision of ground for the Immigrants Home's cows had been a recurrent issue. In June 1861, the Home sought space for three cows to supply milk and M was concerned about adequate fencing (N. Bickford to C. Hodgkinson, 27 June 1861 (in this edition as M61-06-27)), and the matter arose again in M to C. Hodgkinson, 20 February 1864, in M to W. Wardell, 16 January 1865 (in this edition as 65-01-16a) and the related M to J. McCulloch, 16 January 1865, and in M to the Immigrants Aid Society, May 1867 (in this edition as 67-05-00a).
M's letter was referred to the Chief Secretary's Department on 15 July 1867, from whence it was forwarded on 18 July o George Duncan, Inspector of Industrial and Reformatory Schools, minuted: 'can this be effected without inconvenience at P. Bridge [i.e. Princes Bridge]'. The letter was returned to the Chief Secretary's office on 29 July, then referred to the Crown Lands office on 31 July minuted: 'for the information of the President of CL&W [i.e. Crown Lands and Works]'. Duncan's advice is not indicated on the file.
Letter not found; item is an index entry only, entered in July 1867.
Please cite as “FVM-67-07-00b,” 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