Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,
20. Sept. 1861.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in this establishment during the remaining months of the year 1861.
| Wages, according to the ratio adopted in the preceeding quarters |
£1107.15/— |
| that sum being the balance remaining available out of the united votes for Gardeners, Artisans and Keeper of zoolog Garden and labourers. | |
| Purchase of plants and seeds |
£30.- .- |
| Expense of publishing work on indigenous plants of Victoria |
£30.- .- |
| Forage and food for animals |
£20.- .- |
| Travelling and incidental expenses |
£40.- .- |
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary & & &
Melbourne1
Approval for M's request was minuted to this letter.
Please cite as “FVM-61-09-20,” 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