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Unit 1, p. 631, VPRS 7934/P1 outward letter press copy books to other departments and district land offices, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 64.01.16

Preferred Citation:

Clement Hodgkinson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1864-01-16. 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/1860-9/1864/64-01-16-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Office of Lands and Survey
Melbourne, 16th January [1864]
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editorial addition.
Sir,
I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 31st ultimo,
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M to R. Heales, 31 December 1863.
bringing under notice the case of Edward Brandon, and in reply, I beg to inform you that the Board of Land and Works having taken into consideration the very serious loss sustained by Mr Brandon in consequence of the late flood have decided on remitting the license fee in arrear for the quarter ending the 31st December, 1863, for the ferry worked by him at Richmond, and will allow him to continue to work the ferry at the reduced rate of (£20) Twenty Pounds per annum.
There will be no objection to the temporary occupation by Mr Brandon of the quarry near the ferry —
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your most obedt servant,
Asst Commr of Lands and Survey
Dr Mueller
Government Botanist,
&c, &c, &c
P.S. May I request you will be good enough to inform Mr Brandon of the Board's decision.
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See also M to R. Heales, 19 January 1864 (in this edition as 64-01-19a).