The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, 31st January 1885 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park, held yesterday, a letter was submitted by the hon. manager, received from th...

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Physical location:

A345 Royal ParkTrusteesletter & minute book, pp.69-70, Mitchell Library,State Library of New South Wales,Sydney. 85.01.31

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry, 1885-01-31. 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/1880-9/1885/85-01-31-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne, 31st January 1885

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of the Trustees of the Royal Park, held yesterday, a letter was submitted by the hon. manager, received from the Town Council of Hotham,

Now North Melbourne.

urging the removal of the building used as a Girls Receiving House in the Park.

The Girls' Receiving House was then situated in the old Powder Magazine. New buildings were approved in 1887, see Public Record Office, Victoria, 'Boys' and Girls' Depot Royal Park Receiving Depot (also known as Royal Park Receiving Depot, Royal Park Receiving House and Royal Park Depot) ', https://prov . vic.gov.au/archive/VA5103/about .

After due deliberation it was resolved "that a copy of the letter be forwarded to the Government respectfully asking that the opinion of the Honorable the Attorney General be obtained on the subject, but at the same time the Trustees desire to intimate that they have no wish to embarrass the Government in any way concerning this matter["].

I have the honor to be Sir

Your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

The Honorable

the Chief Secretary