Town Hall Melbourne
4th August 1871
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 17th ultimo1 asking to have two laborers placed under your control for the purpose of planting willows &c on the banks of the Yarra, I am desired by the Health Committee of the Council of the City of Melbourne to inform you that at present the Corporation have no laborers employed in the parks, and consequently are unable to comply with your request.2
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient Servant
E. G. FitzGibbon
Town Clerk.
Dr Von Mueller
Botanical Gardens
Please cite as “FVM-71-08-04,” 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