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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Robert Ramsay   7 Dec 1874

QUARTERLY ESTIMATE

To the Honorable the Chief Secretary1

Sir,

I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate* of Expenditure during the Quarter ending 31st December 1874.

Particulars of vote.

Amount of estimate Previously Approved.

Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter.

Remarks.

Division & Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.

£.

s.

d

£.

s.

d.

£.

s.

d.

1874/5

14/1

 Salary of Govt. Botanist

800

-

-

150

-

-

-

-

-

"

 do

"

250

-

-

-

-

-

14/2

 Clerical Assistance,

300

-

50

-

-
collecting botanic specimens etc

-

50

-

-

50

-

-
Total - Fifty pounds --- shillings and --- pence

£

50

-

 -

Approved*:

Signature 2 Signature of authorising person Ferd. von Mueller

Date

Date

 7/12/74
1

The form as filed has significant oddities. There is no provision for continued payment of salary for M or clerical assistance. It has two lines for Government Botanist's salary, each for the same amount but different amounts previously approved, similarly 'previously approved' amounts appear twice for the items at 14/2, perhaps indicating unfamiliarity with the expected conventions. It is also uncear to which quarter the estimates were expected to apply. The sum of the amounts for M's salary previously approved is the amount for half a financial year, i.e. until the end of December; estimated expenditure would have been expected to be to the end of March 1875.

2

The space for the signature of the Chief Secretary is blank.

Please cite as “FVM-74-12-07,” 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/74-12-07