Melbourne bot. Garden
21/6/64
Sir
In accordance with your decision1 I have the honor of applying for a transfer of twenty (£20.-) pounds Sterling from the vote of publishing works on plants for the printing of my essay on the vegetation of the Chatham Islands2 and I beg to solicit, that this sum may be placed at the disposal of the Governments Printer.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient servant
Ferd. Mueller.
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c3
See M. to J. McCulloch, 8 June 1864, and note thereto.
B64.10.02.
The Under Secretary, J. Moore, minuted on 15 July 1864: 'Referred to the Government Printer to note that the sum of £20 has been placed at his Disposal by the Chief Secretary's authority No 291 out of vote 17/15 "Publishing work on Australian plants" for printing the pamphlet on the plants of Chatham Islands'. The Government Printer, J. Ferres, noted on 30 December 1864: 'The work above referred to was completed on the 8th ult. The a/c has been forwarded for Dr Mueller's certificate.'
Please cite as “FVM-64-06-21c,” 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