From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   [Jan 1880]

QUARTERLY ESTIMATE.

To the Honorable the Chief Secretary

Sir,

I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate* of Expenditure during the Quarter1 ending 31st December 1879.

Particulars of Vote.

Amount of Estimates previously approved.

Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter.

Remarks.

Division and Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.2

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

14/1 Salaries

1200

-

-

5003

-

-

100

-

-

14/2 Museum Material & Plants

130

-

-

154

3

44

10

16

8

" Books — Incidental Expenses

300

-

-

168

15

-5

35

8

4

" Publication of Works

200

-

-

83

6

86

16

13

4

" Paper for Lithograms

75

-

-

18

15

-7

6

5

-

"

Towards Flora Australiensis8

125

20

15

8

-

-

-

Total — One hundred and sixy nine pounds three shillings and four pence

£

169

3

4

Approved:

Signature GB

Date 26 Jan 1880

Signature of the Officer authorized to certify to accounts Ferd. von Mueller.

Date

'Month' probably intended, the estimated expenditure on salaries being one-twelfth of the amount allocated for the year.

All the items in this column have been ticked, as has been the amount (£125) shown for the item subsequently deleted (see n. 8).

500 crossed through, 492 inserted instead.

3 4 crossed through, 6 8 inserted instead.

168 15 - crossed through, 169 6 8 inserted instead.

6 8 crossed through, 13 4 inserted instead.

18 15 – crossed through, 12 10 - inserted instead..

Whole row deleted.

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-80-01-00,” 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/80-01-00