Melbourne botan. Garden
10/5/70
Sir
I have the honor to submit an application of the discharged engine driver of the botanic Garden, who claims the sum of four pounds five shillings for tools which were stolen from the engine house and not recovered, such tools being his private property.1 I am anxious to learn your view, whether I am justified to charge this sum to the incidental vote of the botanic Garden.2
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your very obed. servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Direct. botan. Garden.
The honorable
the Chief Secretary
See G. Robertson to M, 10 May 1870 (in this edition as 70-05-10a).
McCulloch annotated the file on 17 May 1870: 'If the Director of the Gardens is satisfied that the Tools were stolen and the Acct claimed is reasonable — I approve of the payt bg made —'.
On 23 June the Under Treasurer, E. Symonds, noted that the account amounting to £4.5.0 was passed for payment.
Please cite as “FVM-70-05-10,” 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