From Edward Symonds   17 January 1865

Treasury Melbourne

17 January 1865

Circular No 425.

 

Sir,

I am directed by the Honble the Treasurer to request that heads of Departments in your Division of the service may be instructed that whenever it is necessary to inflict a fine on Contractors or other persons to whom monies are payable by the Government an [Indent] Voucher is to be prepared & forwarded under Cover of a special letter of advice to this office with the first account which may become due to the person fined in order that the necessary stoppage may be made.

I have the honor to be

(signed) E. S. Symonds

 

The Honble

The Chief Secretary1

1
Frederick McCoy had the circular transcribed into his outward letterbook and then added a note: ‘noted & forwarded to Director of Botanic garden. | 8/2/65. F. McC.’

Please cite as “FVM-65-01-17a,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/65-01-17a