Melbourne, botanic Garden,
20. Apr 62
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in this establishment during the second quarter of this year:
| Wages, including accounts for joblabors |
£1000.- .- |
| Food and forage for animals |
£25.- .- |
| Purchase of plants and seeds |
£50.- .- |
| Travelling and incidental expenses |
£40.- .- |
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant
Ferd. Mueller1
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c & &
Approval of M's request was annotated on the file.
Please cite as “FVM-62-04-20,” 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