Ferdinand von Mueller

E. FitzGibbon to M, 16 November 1870.

On 3 December 1870 John Fullerton, Inspector of Nuisances, wrote to FitzGibbon: 'I have the honor to report that I visited the place referred to in the annexed letter, on the 24th ultimo — and found a pit of Nightsoil uncovered, and flowing over the surface of the ground. I called at Dr Muellers Office, his Clerk accompanied me to the place and saw the filthy condition it was in, he stated that steps would be taken to have the work done better, I explained to him the way it could be covered so as to prevent it spreading about — I again visited the place this day and found a pit had just been covered up but the Clay put into the pit had forced a portion of the manure out it which had spread about five or six yards over the surface of the ground. I met the man who attends to this work and directed him to have the soil covered that was running over the land from the pit — The manner in which this work is done is to dig a pit about two feet deep, then fill it with nightsoil, and when the Clay is put on it the soil is forced out of the pit over the adjoining land'. E. FitzGibbon to M, 19 December 1870, drew the continuing problem to M's attention.