From Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson   31 Aug 1876

QUARTERLY ESTIMATE.

To the Honorable the Chief Secretary

Sir,

I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate of Expenditure during the two months ending 31st August 1876.

Particulars of Vote

Amount of Estimates previously approved.

Estimate of Expenditure for Quarter

Remarks.

Division and Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

.£ s.

d.

14/1 Salaries

1080

−

−

−

−

−

180

−

−

14/2 Museum Materials & Plants

130

−

−

−

−

−

21

13

4

" Books & Incidental Expenses &c

300

−

−

−

−

−

50

−

−

" Publication of Work

1001

−

−

−

−

−

16

13

42

Total — Two hundred and sixty eight pounds six shillings and eight pence 3

£

268

6

84

Approved:

Signature

Date

John MacPherson

Signature of the Officer authorized to certify to accounts

Date 5

100 deleted by W. Odgers, Under Secretary. The column was then ticked.

16 13 4 deleted by W. Odgers.

See next note.

Odgers has deleted 268 6 8 and inserted and initialled 251 13 4. but he did not change the statement of the amount in words.

This section has been left blank but is marked with a cross.

MS written by G. Luehmann for M, who generally signed and dated documents of this kind, though no-one did in this case. The document is dated 31 August 1876 as the latest likely date it would have been prepared.

Please cite as “FVM-76-08-31,” 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/76-08-31