Melbourne bot. Garden
9 Sept 64.
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place the following sums at my disposal for expenditure in this establishment
| Food and forage for animals |
£30.- .- |
| Expenses for publishing works on Australian plants |
£90.- .- |
| Incidental Expenses |
£27.- .- |
I have the honor to be
Sir,
your most obedient and humble servant
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
&c &c &c1
On 20 September 1864 the Under Secretary, J. Moore, minuted: 'As Dr Mueller requires £30 for purchase of food for the birds etc in the Gardens I wish to know whether the Govt Storekeeper can allow that amount to be cancelled under any of the authorities issued to him out of the vote'. The same day, J. M. Spence, the Government Storekeeper, responded: 'Judging from the present expenditure the amount, £30 can be spared from authority No 336. — Please inform me when the cancellation shall have been effected.' On 11 October 1864, J. Moore minuted that 'C.S. 336 has been cancelled accordingly to the amount of £30'. Spence 'Noted and returned' the file on 17 October 1864.
Please cite as “FVM-64-09-09a,” 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