The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Town Clerk's Office ¶ Town Hall Melbourne ¶ 8th February 1861 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 31st ultimo relative to the drainage of the streets bounding the Botanic...

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Physical location:

M61/68, unit 7, p. 163, VPRS 4025/P Town Clerk's letter press copy books, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 61.02.08

Preferred Citation:

Edmund FitzGibbon to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1861-02-08. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1860-9/1861/61-02-08-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Town Clerk's Office

Town Hall Melbourne

8th February 1861

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 31st ultimo relative to the drainage of the streets bounding the Botanical Gardens Reserve on the east and south has been placed before the Public Works Committee of the Council of the City of Melbourne and by the Committee referred to the City Surveyor for his consideration and report

M's letter was read at a meeting of the Melbourne City Council's Public Works Committee on 6 February 1861 (Unit 4, p. 194, VPRS 4037, Public Record Office, Victoria).

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

E. G. FitzGibbon

Town Clerk

The Director of The Botanic and Zoological Gardens

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