The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botan. Garden ¶ 17/11/70 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to enquire, whether it is permitted to obtain some tea tree at the lower Yarra, and if so, whether I can have a few loads cut for shading...

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Y70/25343, unit 750, VPRS 44/P inwards registered and unregistered correspondence, VA 538 Department of Crown Lands and Survey, Public Record Office, Victoria. 70.11.17a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Clement Hodgkinson, 1870-11-17 [70.11.17a]. 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/1870-9/1870/70-11-17a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Melbourne botan. Garden

17/11/70

Sir

I have the honor to enquire, whether it is permitted to obtain some tea tree at the lower Yarra, and if so, whether I can have a few loads cut for shading in the garden.

On 19 November 1870 Hodgkinson recommended: 'that the Govt Botanist be allowed to take six loads of tea tree from the north Bank of the Yarra below the Melbourne Gas Works'. The Board of Land and Works approved this recommendation on 30 November.

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Director botan Garden

The Assistant Commissioner of Land & Survey