The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Gard. ¶ 26/4/65 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor on behalf of the Trustees of the Royal Park to seek your kind interest, in their obtaining a small share of the vote for improvements of park...

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A345 Royal ParkTrusteesletter and minute book, p. 18, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 65.04.26

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Ferdinand von Mueller to John Steavenson, 1865-04-26. 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/1860-9/1865/65-04-26-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Gard.

26/4/65

Sir

I have the honor on behalf of the Trustees of the Royal Park to seek your kind interest, in their obtaining a small share of the vote for improvements of parks in order to effect some repairs to the roads & drives of the said locality.

Votes for such public works were not specified in detail and were treated as a general expenditure for the Department of Land and Works. For 1865 the vote for 'Fencing and improving public parks and gardens' was £1,200 (Victoria Votes and proceedings pf the Legislative Assembly, session 1864-5, vol. 1, p. 234)

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient

signed, F. Mueller

[J.] Stevenson

i.e. Steavenson.

Esq

Commissioner of Roads & Bridges.