9th July [18]761
Sir
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your favor,2 conveying information respecting grass seeds forwarded by the Government, and for which the Council3 beg to tender you their best thanks.
The Curator of the Botanical Gardens, under whose supervision the seeds are being sown, has been instructed to proceed in accordance with the advice kindly tendered by you.
I am glad to inform you that the seeds will have an excellent chance of germinating, as a large portion has been sown upon an enclosed portion of land, containing some 194 acres, which is securely fenced and upon which no cattle are allowed to trespass.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your obedient Servant
Henry T. Read.
Town Clerk.
Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller
Government Botanist
Melbourne
editorial addition. '9th August' is almost certainly intended. Surrounding letter-copies in the letter copybook are dated August, which is also consistent with surviving related letters, namely H. Read to M, 3 August 1876, and M to H. Read, August 1876 (in this edition as 76-08-00).
See M to H. Read, August 1876 (in this edition as 76-08-00).
Warrnambool Borough Council.
Please cite as “FVM-76-08-09,” 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