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From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Mcculloch   12 Mar 1867

Botanic Gardens

12 March 1867

Sir

On the first of December last I had the honor of submitting to you a Requisition (No 46)1 for additional Waterpipes &c needed for further ramification of the Yan Yean pipes through the Botanic Gardens, which you were good enough to approve of at the time, the expense so incurred (£150.0.0) to be charged to the Vote for Water Supply, available for this Department for the past year. The work referred to was finished under the superintendence of the Department for the Melbourne Sewers & Watersupply, who submitted an account for the amount stated in December last. Not having received however the usual Authority (the number of which must be quoted on the Voucher transmitted to the Treasury) I have not been able to pass this Account for payment and beg therefore most respectfully that you will be pleased to direct such Authority to be transmitted to me.2

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient

Ferd. Mueller

The honorable the Chief Secretary

1

Letter not found.

2

The file does not indicate a response to M's letter.

3

MS written by Ernst Heyne and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-67-03-12,” 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/67-03-12