Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,
5. Dec. 1859.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to permit the expenditure of twenty pounds Sterling (£20) for the purchase of animals for the public menagerie to be charged to the vote of incidental expenses authorized by you to be expended under No. 384.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c.1
On 8 December 1859 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, directed: 'Make transfer'.
Please cite as “FVM-59-12-05,” 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