The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Town Clerk's Office ¶ Town Hall Melbourne, ¶ February 11th 1867 ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ Referring to your letter of the 7th ultimo complaining of injury done to the northern Botanical Gardens reserve, by the ingr...

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No. 898/2/67, unit 12, p. 449, VPRS 4025/P Town Clerk's letter press copy books, VA 511 Melbourne, Public Record Office, Victoria. 67.02.11

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Edmund FitzGibbon to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1867-02-11. 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/1860-9/1867/67-02-11-final.odt>, accessed June 9, 2026

Town Clerk's Office

Town Hall Melbourne,

February 11th 1867

Sir,

Referring to your letter of the 7th ultimo complaining of injury done to the northern Botanical Gardens reserve, by the ingress of cattle from the Yarra Park, and recommending that discontinuance of grazing therein with a view to plantations, and to forming avenues in the Park, I have the honor by direction of the Health Committee of the Council of the City of Melbourne to suggest that until it shall become necessary to open and form the Yarra Bank Road, you should extend the side fences of the reserve by the Yarra leaving still panels as turnstiles for foot passengers.

See also M to E. FitzGibbon, 21 January 1867. M's letter complaining of damage done to trees in the Botanic Gardens land north of the Yarra by cattle depasturing in Yarra Park was read at a meeting of the Melbourne City Council Health Committee on 28 January 1867: 'It appears that Dr Muellers men had taken away a large portion of fencing which had been thrown down by the Floods in Yarra Park Road. Town Clerk instructed to reply to Doctor Muellers letter that he must provide against the cattle trespassing on his ground by extending the fence. Town Clerk instructed to write to the Contractor for the Botanical Gardens Bridge to repair and make good the portions of the fence removed and injured by his workmen.' (Unit 1, VPRS 4039, Public Record Office, Victoria). See also M to E. FitzGibbon, 14 February 1867.

In respect to the planting of the Park, I am to inform you that the Committee have the subject under consideration.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient Servant

E. G. FitzGibbon

Town Clerk

Dr F. Mueller

Director Botanical Gardens

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