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auction of a portion of the Botanical Gardens of Victoria which has been authorized on 1st March last, on the request of aM: Danby be not proceeded with until Your Lordship's decision is made Known . The ground question
in
was resumed by Government
in 1870 and reserved
for public
gardens and it is represented by Mr. Ford that it is most desirable that
it should be retained for the
purposes for which it was resumed.
As
the
no notice has
yet been given of
proposed sale I have directed
that it should be deferred until
Your Lordship's decision on
of the Superintendent of Botanical
the
appeal
Gardens
Gardens has been made known.
Copies of all the papers
2
connected with this matter
are annexed.
I have the honour to be
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Administrator.
J. S. Since writing the foregoing I have received (on 15th instant Your Lordships
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telegram of 14th directing
me
to stop
the sale of this ground and report. thereon. These orders have already been antesipated.