Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden
22. Apr. 61
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place at my disposal the undermentioned sums out of the anticipated votes for this establishment in 1861, in order to liquidate the expenses inavoidably incurred for the public service in this department during the first quarter of this year.
| Purchase of plants and seeds |
£37.10/ |
| Expense of publishing works on indigenous plants of Victoria |
£80. -. - |
| Forage and food for animals |
£40. -. - |
| Travelling and incidental expenses. |
£40. -. - |
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary1
Approval for M's request was minuted to this letter.
Please cite as “FVM-61-04-22,” 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