From Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch   21 Jan 1866

Melbourne botan. Garden,

21/1/66

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the following expenditure in the Department of the botanic Garden during the first quarter of the year.

Purchase of plants and seeds

£30.- .-

Publication of works on Australian plants

£60.- .-

Stores, building material, tools, &c &c

£80.- .-

Forage for drafthorses &c &c

£55.- .-

Transit and incidental expenses

£30.- .-

Travelling expenses

£10.- .-

I have the honor to be

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller1

The honorable the Chief Secretary

McCulloch initialled his approval on the file on 24 January.

Please cite as “FVM-66-01-21,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/66-01-21