Requisition.
Presumably a variation on a contract awarded to H. Gardner for £20-12- for 'Extra work on contract No. 1566 of 1862, for additions to house, Botanical Gardens' (Victoria. Government gazette, 26 June 1863, p. 1433).
Letter not found; item is a register entry only, for a requisition dated 2 Octiber 1863.
Please cite as “FVM-63-10-02,” 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