Melbourne 31. March 1858
Sir
I[n]1 compliance with your request I have the honor of transmitting to you the monthly returns of the expenditure in this department during the current year, as far as as the respective documents come under my hand for certificates.2 The January and February returns would have been submitted at a more early period, had I been aware that these documents are needed.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient and humblest servant
Ferd. Mueller
The Honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c
Please cite as “FVM-58-03-31,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-03-31