Melbourne botan. Garden
16/9/70
Sir
In compliance with the request, conveyed in your circular 2476,1 I have the honor to transmit to you herewith a list of the Creditors and the amounts due to them during the period of deferred payments in 1868. In the schedule submitted to me no column is contained for calculation of interest, and moreover the items themselves are so small and the time of delay of payment so short, that I have not given the return of interest but will do so if specially desired.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Direct. botan Garden
The Undersecretary &c &c
Melbourne Botanic Garden
Statement of accounts that were due during suspension of payments in 18682 (excepting those for Salaries & Wages)3
| Name of Claimant | Period of Service 1868 | Amount of Account4 | When forwarded to Treasury 1868 | Date of Payment | Remarks | ||||||
| I. N. Reynolds | Febr. 27 |
- |
12 |
6 |
in one account 22/7 | 5 | |||||
| " | June 17 |
1 |
5 |
- |
|||||||
| Melb. Gas Comp. | Jan. 31 |
1 |
4 |
- |
in one account 22/7 | 6 | |||||
| " | Febr. 29 |
- |
18 |
11 |
Judgment Creditor7 | ||||||
| " | March 31 |
- |
15 |
4 |
|||||||
| E. B. Heyne | March 19 |
10 |
- |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| " | April 7 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
22/7 | ||||||
| H. Nixon | Febr. 3 |
3 |
19 |
8 |
22/7 | Judgment Creditor | |||||
| P. R. McFarlane | Jan. 29 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
22/7 | ||||||
| Hood & Co. | Jan. 31 |
- |
10 |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| Sands & McDougall | Febr. 26 |
26 |
17 |
3 |
22/7 | Judgment Creditor | |||||
| Whitney Chambers & Co | Jan. 31 |
24 |
12 |
2 |
22/7 | Judgment Creditor | |||||
| Dr F. von Mueller | Jan-June |
31 |
4 |
5 |
22/7 | ||||||
| Pigott Bro. | Febr. 1 |
20 |
9 |
6 |
22/7 | Judgment Creditor | |||||
| Moubray Lush & Co | Febr. 14 |
1 |
6 |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| De Gruchy & Co | April |
6 |
- |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| Melb. Gas Comp. | April-May |
1 |
10 |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| J. Morton | Jan-June |
11 |
7 |
6 |
22/7 | ||||||
| Dr. F. von Mueller | Jan-May |
27 |
10 |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| Law Somner & Co | Jan-June |
6 |
5 |
4 |
22/7 | ||||||
| D. Inglis | Jan. 31 |
9 |
19 |
10 |
in one account 22/7 | 8 | Judgment Creditor | ||||
| " | May 4 |
8 |
1 |
||||||||
| R. A. Fitch | Febr. 5 |
25 |
7 |
7 |
22/7 | Judgment Creditor | |||||
| Moubray Lush & Co | May 25 |
13 |
17 |
8 |
22/7 | ||||||
| Newell & Co | Jan-June |
22 |
- |
- |
22/7 | ||||||
| W. Marshall | Jan. 8 |
42 |
17 |
11 |
23/7 | ||||||
| Henkel & Paterson | Jan-July |
5 |
17 |
- |
23/7 | ||||||
| C. Jones | Jan-June |
4 |
18 |
- |
28/7 | ||||||
| Anthony & Co | Jan. 13 |
50 |
6 |
- |
8/8 | ||||||
| " | Febr. 14 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
8/8 | ||||||
Circular not found.
During 1864-68 the two houses of the Victorian Parliament were deadlocked over their claims to authority over revenue and privileges, the Legislative Council being elected on a resticted property-based franchise, and the Assemly on a much wider franchise. Governor Darling was recalled by the Colonial Secretary for his handling of the initial dispute when the Council refused to agree to cutoms tarrifs, and further disputes arose when the Council blocked legislation granting his wife a large gratuity. The failure to pass legislation approving budgets resulted in periods of suspension of payments by the Government. This caused hardship, with some new insolvents citing excessive interest paid to money lenders during the tempotrary suspensions of Government payments of staff and suppliers. See, for example, 'New insolvents', Age (Melbourne), 12 December 1868, p. 3; 'Sufferings of the Civil Servants', Argus, 22 June 1868, p. 6.
Statement in Georg Luehmann's hand.
The amounts involved have been totalled in another hand as £370.19.10 below the last row.
The entries for Reynolds are bracketed.
The entries for Melb. Gas Comp. are bracketed.
'A person in whose favour a court has entered judgment, ordering another person (the judgment debtor) to pay money that is owed' (Dictionary of finance and banking, online at https://www.oxfordreference.com (accessed 11 June 2025)).
The entries for Inglis are bracketed.
Please cite as “FVM-70-09-16a,” 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