3 May 1869
Sir,
I have the honor on behalf of the Borough Council of East Collingwood respectfully to make application to you for some trees and shrubs suitable for planting the Mayors Park containing six acres one rood reserved as Recreations Grounds for the use of the inhabitants of East Collingwood. The ground has been trenched and night soil applied and the greater part will be ready for planting next week when the picket fence will be completed.
Be so good as inform me when we may send for the plants and what quantity you may be enabled to supply. The Yan Yean Main passes through the paddock and arrangements will be made to have the young plants watered.
Respecting your kind attention to this application
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your obedient servant
George Bennett.
Town Clerk
The correspondent is George Bennett, d. 1879. Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 19 May 1869 record that a letter from M 'stating that the plants required for the Municipal Reserves could be obtained any morning at 9 o'clock' was referred to the Surveyor (Council minutes, VPRS 11090, unit 3, p. 469, VA 439 East Collingwood Borough Council records, Public Record Office, Victoria). M's letter not found.
Please cite as “FVM-69-05-03a,” 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