Melbourne bot. Garden
29/6/65
Sir
In accordance with the regulations of the Stores and transport Department I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to grant on the estimates for 1866 the same amounts for forage and for stores &c required next year in this establishment, as you were pleased to sanction this year, vize
| Stores, Stationery for the Office and botanical Museum, Timber, Tools, Flowerpots, Labels, Paint, Fuel for Hothouses &c |
£420.- .- |
| Forage for draught-horses, employed in gardenwork, and for such quadrupeds, singing-birds, waterbirds &c as are retained at the botanic Garden & its reserves1 |
£220.- .- |
I have the honor to be
Sir
your most obedient & humble
Ferd. Mueller
The honorable the Chief Secretary
On 6 July 1865, the Under Secretary, J. Moore, sent M's letter to the Tender Board. It was noted there and returned on 14 August. These amounts were placed on the Estimates for 1866 (Victoria, Parliamentary paper, 1866 B 4, p.12).
Please cite as “FVM-65-06-29,” 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