From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   28 Sep 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 month1 ending 30th September 1880.

Particulars of Vote.

Amount of Estimates previously approved.2

Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter.

Remarks.

Division and Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.3

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

14/1

Salaries

1200

–

–

200

–

–

100

–

–

14/2

Museum Material & Plants

130

–

–

30

–

–

10

–

–

"

Books — Incidental Expenses

300

–

–

70

–

–

50

–

–

"

Publication of Works

200

–

–

30

–

–

10

–

–

"

Paper for Lithograms

75

–

–

10

–

–

–

–

–

"

Flora Australiensis4

125

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

2030

340

–

–

Total — One hundred and seventy pounds——shillings and —— pen

£

170

–

–

Approved:

Signature G B

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

Date

30 Sep 1880

Date

Month written above Quarter, which has not been deleted.

All amounts in this column have been ticked.

All amounts in this column have been crossed through, apparently as a check, and a tick inserted at the bottom.

See M to G. Berry, 7 September 1878 and notes thereto; M to G. Berry, 28 January 1880; M to R. Ramsay, 12 April 1880 (in this edition as 80-04-12a) and notes thereto); M to R. Ramsay, 29 July 1880.

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M. M did not date this document, but in other cases such returns were approved by the Chief Secretary about two days after M sent them in; the date has been estimated on that basis.

Please cite as “FVM-80-09-28a,” 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/80-09-28a