The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne Botanic Garden 25/10/72 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 10th of this month was submitted to the trustees of the Royal Park at a meeting held this day, and t...

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Physical location:

A345 Royal ParkTrusteesletter & minute book, p.54, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 72.10.25a

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to W. N. Graham, 1872-10-25 [72.10.25a]. 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/1870-9/1872/72-10-25a-final.odt>, accessed June 18, 2026

Melbourne Botanic Garden 25/10/72

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that your letter of the 10th of this month was submitted to the trustees of the Royal Park at a meeting held this day, and that my colleagues have instructed me to express their regret, that it is not within their power to concede the privilege of precedence for using any portion of the Park to the Hotham Cricket Club

I have the honor to be Sir

Your obedient

(signed) Ferd von Mueller MD

Hon. Sec. Trustees Royal Park

W. N. Graham Esq

W. N. Graham has not been otherwise identified.

Hon. Secr. Hotham Cricket Club.