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Unit 5, VPRS 1199 Chief Commissioner's inward correspondence, VA 724 Victoria Police, Public Record Office, Victoria. 65.01.23

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Frederick Standish, 1865-01-23. 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/1860-9/1865/65-01-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden
23/1/65
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 20th,
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Letter not found.
which reached me this day, I have the honor to inform you, that I shall feel great pleasure in admitting four of the police-horses into the northern reserve of the botanic Garden as long as a sufficiency of grass will be available for the purpose.
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Annotated: 'Ackd 23/1/65'. On the same day, Standish minuted: 'Forwarded to Mr Bookey who will be able to arrange this matter with Dr Mueller'. On 27 January, the file was minuted: 'Noted & returned to the Chief Commissioner'.
It may be, that ere long the whole of that reserve will be transformed into an arboretum for the sake of embellishing the vicinity of the future governments house at an early time, when probably also the horses used for the service of this establishment will have to be removed.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
Capt Standish,
Chief Commissioner of police