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“АП repairs are done by the Woods and Forests. The wages and coal, which 
ess than at nds i d by th 
men 
extent towards ттт establishment. Sir Joseph Banks in his time, also 
large sums towards the advancement of the Gardens, and besides tidy private 
individuals have added considerably to the collection.” 
A few days after the discussion in the House of Lords the Botanic 
Garden was transferred to the charge of the Commissioners of Woods 
and Forests by the following minute :— 
“Tae Royat BOTANICAL GARDENS. 
“ А proposal having been made to the Lord Steward by the Chief Commissioner 
of Woods and Works to transfer to that department the charge of the Botanical and 
all other exiens now under the Е = the Board of Sn esa C кн at Kew, 
aintaining t d to нан that sum to 1,0007. a — du the retired 
allowance ae ° seg paid i this department to Mr. Aito n, Superintendent of the 
Botani ns shall cease, he eme entitled to that ов in full for length 
п, be gi 
T Works may may s authorize in writing to take charge of the same from the Ist 
Ар 
(Signed) ERROLL, 
Board of Green Cloth, Lord Steward. 
St. James’s Palace, 11 March 1840.” 
Aytmer Bourse LAMBERT. 
А. B. Lambert, Esq., of Boyton, Wilts, was a private gentes Ë 
property, who took a keen interest in botany, and was well known 
e scientific world. For some years he seemed to have ktieeoded to 
the réle of Sir Joseph Banks, in the affairs of Kew. He came to 
reside at Kew in the анана of 1839. 
is correspondence is preserved e "gud, and the following extracts 
are taken from his мен to John Sm 
Aug. 27, 1836. ©“ Т am rejoiced to hear c your new houses go on so rapidly." 
This no doubt refers to the Architectural Conservatory. 
pen АЁ, 1837. *I particularly and impressively desired d to collect all the 
nd and plants for the Royal Gardens, Kew, which he has most faithfully promised 
to 
This refers to an * Admiralty Purveyor,” = was tt to the Bay of Islands. 
Feb. 13, 1840. “I eed just been with Sir Charles Lemon, snd am sorry to say 
that Kew Gardens о be broken up, an id the plants to | d geri to the Horticul- 
tural, that is [if] they will accept of them, if not they are to be offered to 
belonging to Regent’s Park.” 
Feb. 20. ** I have the pleasure of informing you that all proceedings respecting 
Kew are put an end to 
Feb. ae "ME Novi as here on Monday for three hours. He was quite out- 
We must get tiga collectors, that would be the main point.’ 
r. Banai feeling was no doubt induced by the proposal to break up the collec- 
Feb. 28. р tell you that Kew is quite safe. уе anit tes 
_ be otherways. The offering of them to the Horticultural seems to haze been for the 
‘ast of beter information on the stot by the gentleman vo mad made the offer.” 
