The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, 21st July 1881 ¶ Sir ¶ I have the honor to inform you that the Council of the city of Melbourne has appointed Mr. Councillor Pigdon, J.P. to be the Corporation's Trustee of the Royal Park i...

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Physical location:

A345 Royal ParkTrusteesletter & minute book, p.65, Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. 81.07.21

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to David Gaunson, 1881-07-21. 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/1880-9/1881/81-07-21-final.odt>, accessed June 16, 2026

Melbourne, 21st July 1881

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that the Council of the city of Melbourne has appointed Mr. Councillor Pigdon, J.P. to be the Corporation's Trustee of the Royal Park in room and stead of Mr. Councillor A. K. Smith, deceased.

See E. FitzGibbon to M, 12 July 1881 (in this edition as 81-07-12b), and M to E. FitzGibbon, 13 July 1881.

At a meeting of the Trustees held yesterday, it was resolved to solicit from you that the name of Councillor Pigdon and of the other new members, appointed since the deed of the trust was prepared, may be added to the names of the other Trustees in that document.

John Pigdon (in place of A. K. Smith, deceased) and Albert A. C. Le Soeuf were appointed on 30 August 1881, and this was announced in Victoria government gazette, 2 September 1881, p. 2523.

I have the honor to be, Sir

Your very obedient and humble servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Hon. Sec. Trustees Royal Park

The Honorable

David Gaunson

Minister of the Lands Department.