Office of Lands and Survey
Melbourne 3rd Novr 1869
Sir,
Referring to my letter to you under date of the 1st instant,1 and to your reply thereto, of the same date,2 I have to apprise you that I have decided to place the Botanic Garden at Melbourne and the reserved Crown Lands contiguous thereto under the charge and supervision of Mr. Ferguson.3
You will have the goodness, therefore, to hand over to Mr Ferguson the control of the Garden and lands referred to, retaining yourself the charge of the Museum and Class Ground for scientific purposes.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedt Servant,
James McKean
Commissioner of Crown Lands & Survey.
Dr. Von Mueller
Government Botanist,
&c, &c, &c.
Please cite as “FVM-69-11-03,” 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