Melbourne bot. & zoological Gardens
11 January 1859.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to issue the authorities for the following expenditures during the quarter ending 31 March 1859.
| Salaries for Gov. Botanist, Assistant, Curator and Overseer2 |
£350 |
Wages for Gardeners, Carpenters, Labourers, Signwriters &c. varying according to employment from 12/ to 7/ per day, including also wages for a carter with his horse & cart at a rate not exceeding £1. per diem, and wages for one boatsman & his boat not exceeding
| 16/— per diem |
£1200 |
| Purchase of useful animals. |
£200 |
| Purchase of plants |
50 |
| Forage and food for animals |
120 |
| Expenses of publishing work on indigenous plants |
80 |
| Incidental expenses |
25 |
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient & humble Servant
Ferd. Mueller
The Honorable the Chief Secretary.
Please cite as “FVM-59-01-11,” 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