Botanic Museum
Melbourne, 13th April 1876
Sir,
In compliance with your instructions I have the honor to forward to you herewith a copy of an estimate for public works, recommended for my department, and submitted this day to the Honorable the Commissioner of Public Works. 1
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.
Copy
Estimate of expenditure for public works for the department of the Government Botanist 1876/7.
Extension of present building, also fittings, furniture etc. £900.
The Honorable
the Chief Secretary.
The requested amount was included in Victoria, Estimates of Revenue & Expenditure for the year ending 30 June 1877 (Parliamentary paper B1), July 1876, p. 47 under subdivision 11, item 10. M's later request to use the money for a completely new building was denied; see M to J. MacPherson, 17 February 1877, and W. Odgers to M, 23 February 1877.
MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.
Please cite as “FVM-76-04-13,” 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