Melbourne botanic Garden
9/7/72.
Sir
In accordance with instructions, received this day,1 I have the honor to submit to you a return
1, of the detail expenditure of the wages-vote of the last financial year.
2, of the detail expenditure of the vote for stores &c of the last financial year.2
I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Direct. botan. Garden.
The honorable the President of the Board of Land & Works.
Employees of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens, paid out of the Wages Vote 1871/2
|
Name and Occupation |
Rate per day | Amount per month of 26 days | ||||
| J. G. Luehmann |
Clerk &c |
9/ |
11 |
14 |
— | |
| D. Coller |
Gardener |
(Forcing Houses &c) |
8/ |
10 |
8 |
— |
| G. Schneider |
" |
(Victoria House select [many] |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| J. Watters |
" |
(Class ground |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| C. Schlipalius |
" |
(Seeds Department &c) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| W. Lumsden |
" |
(Palm House &c) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| E. Soues |
" |
Enginedriver |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| Th. Morrison |
" |
(Middle Ground) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| R. Morrison |
" |
(Eastern Ground) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| Th. Bourke |
" |
(Southern Ground) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| H. Hendrick |
" |
(Western Ground) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| W. Smith |
" |
(General, sundry) |
" |
10 |
8 |
— |
| J. Sullivan | Carter |
" |
10 |
8 |
— | |
| A. Neate | messenger &c |
7/6 |
9 |
15 |
— | |
| S. Cottrell |
Artizan |
" |
9 |
15 |
— | |
| C. French |
Gardener |
(Domain)3 |
7/ |
9 |
2 |
— |
| T. Gulliver |
" |
(Govt House Reserve) |
" |
9 |
2 |
— |
| H. Moran |
" |
(Pine Nursery |
" |
9 |
2 |
— |
| L. Rummel | Operator in Laboratory |
" |
9 |
2 |
— | |
| C. Richards | Museum Assistant |
4/6 |
5 |
17 |
— | |
| F. Pitcher | Office & Garden boy |
3/ |
3 |
18 |
— | |
|
£ |
202 |
3 |
— | |||
| Sunday Watchmen |
2 |
— |
— | |||
| Labourer from Immigrants Home, loading manure |
1 |
10 |
— | |||
|
£ |
205 |
13 |
— | |||
| for 12 months |
£ |
2467 |
16 |
— | ||
| The balance of £12.4/— was required for wood cutting or other minor expenses, carting manure &c. | ||||||
Ferd. von Mueller,
Director botanic Garden
9/7/72
Items of expenditure under the Vote for Stores for the Botanic Garden 1871/2
| Moubray Lush & Co, Calico for nurseries, Pruning Gloves &c |
9 |
9 |
— |
| Grave & Glassford Rope for tying up trees |
4 |
— |
4 |
| J. Paterson Coal for engine & conservatories |
12 |
1 |
8 |
| "do |
6 |
— |
10 |
| Whitney Chambers & Co Ironmongery |
3 |
— |
1 |
| Fitch & French Painters material |
8 |
11 |
— |
| R. Thomson Sponges, cartwhip &c |
13 |
— |
|
| Penal Department Watering Cans &c |
1 |
5 |
6 |
| W. Marshall Flowerpots |
12 |
16 |
8 |
| Fitch & French Painters material |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| Sands & McDougall Stationery (incl. Museum Paper |
8 |
16 |
1 |
| T. Anthony & Co4 Timber |
8 |
8 |
9 |
| Whitney Chambers & Co. Tools &c |
18 |
7 |
8 |
| J. Paterson Coal for engine &c |
6 |
— |
10 |
| " do |
6 |
— |
10 |
| Sands & McDougall Stationery |
5 |
18 |
4 |
| T. Anthony & Co Timber |
3 |
13 |
10 |
| Whitney Chambers & Co Ironmongery |
6 |
9 |
6 |
| " do |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| " do |
11 |
7 |
|
| Grave & Glassford Rope |
4 |
11 |
|
| W. H. Smith Coal for engine &c |
5 |
19 |
2 |
| " do |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| W. Marshall flowerpots |
5 |
15 |
— |
| Sands & McDougall Stationery |
2 |
— |
11 |
| Moubray Lush & Co Calico |
3 |
10 |
— |
| W. H. Smith Coal |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| " do |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| Felton & Grimwade Chemicals & Bottles |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| Moubray Lush & Co Pruning Gloves & Covers for Museum Tables |
2 |
11 |
6 |
| P. R. McFarland Saddlery for cart harness |
2 |
10 |
9 |
| Moubray Lush & Co, Oilcloth for packing, Calico &c |
8 |
2 |
4 |
| W. Marshall Flowerpots |
15 |
9 |
8 |
| Sands & McDougall Stationery, also for Museum |
11 |
18 |
8 |
| Brooks, Robinson & Co Painters material |
4 |
16 |
6 |
| W.H. Smith Coal |
5 |
19 |
2 |
| J. McEwan & Co Tools, Rope, India Rubber Hose &c |
27 |
11 |
11 |
| Sands & McDougall Stationery (Museum paper |
6 |
6 |
— |
| J. McEwan & Co Ironmongery |
3 |
16 |
|
| H. B. Donaldson Cotton Waste for engine |
1 |
— |
— |
| W. H. Smith, Coal |
5 |
19 |
2 |
| Penal Department, Cask, Watering pots, Barrows &c |
8 |
4 |
6 |
| Total £ |
259 |
6 |
2 |
Vote for Stores £200 Transfer from Purchase of Plants £60 |
260 |
— |
— |
Ferd von Mueller,
Director botan. Garden
9/7/72.
Please cite as “FVM-72-07-09,” 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