Ferdinand von Mueller

13/7/81.

In reply to your letter of yesterday, dear Mr Fitzgibbon, let me remark, that no meeting of the trustees of the R. park has taken place since Councillor Pegdon

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i.e. Pigdon. See E. FitzGibbon to M, 12 July 1881 (in this edition as 81-07-12b).

was appointed. The International Exhibition

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International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1880-1.

has given so much extrawork, that anything not urgent was deferred; moreover the trustees do not meet at fixed time, but only in long intervalles, as we come together only when special business arises. Mr Le Souef, the manager of the Accl. Soc.'s Ground, controls also the R. Park, and as we have no fund for work there except grazing fees, there is seldom an opportunity to commence any new work, the slender resources being generally used in the repair of roads, drives and fences.

I think however, that the trustees ought to assemble some time this month for any additional planting operations to be discussed, and I shall see that our new colleague is invited and formally introduced to the Board of trustees.