13th December 1865
The honorable the Treasurer has intimated to this department that some degree of laxity is beginning to prevail in the Government Service in the observance of the Store and transport Regulations issued 12th December 1864. With a view to check the irregularity complained of, I am directed by the Honorable The chief Secretary to notify to the heads of Departments that it is necessary these regulations should be strictly carried out, and especially Clause 14, under which the examination of supplies by the inspector of Stores, prior to their delivery, is provided for1
Sd J. Moore
The Director of Botanic Gardens
The regulations were published in Victoria Government Gazette, 16 December 1864, pp. 2845-6. No response by M has been found.
Text from C3874, addressed to the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, followed by 'Similar Circulars to the above were sent to', and a list of 17 Heads of Department within the Chief Secretary's Department, including M.
Please cite as “FVM-65-12-13a,” 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