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62/1478, unit 11, p. 558, VPRS 7935/P1, outward letterbooks to the general public, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 62.08.18a

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Clement Hodgkinson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1862-08-18 [62.08.18a]. 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/1860-9/1862/62-08-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Department of Lands & Survey,
Melbourne, 18th. Augt. 1862.
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 6th Augt,
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and in reply thereto, I have the honor to inform you that the Board of Land and Works have acceded to your proposal with reference to the retention of the services of Mr Gulliver, the cottage in the reserve on which he is engaged being placed at his disposal, and also authorize you to make any arrangements you may deem expedient, with reference to the disposal of the "Cape Weed" now growing on that reserve.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
John L Lewis
for the Assistant Commissr. of Lands & Survey.
Dr Mueller,
Government Botanist,
Melbourne.