Melbourne, 9th May 1881
Sir
I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to sanction the transfer of the sum of £20. - from the vote for "Paper for Lithograms" and of £60. - from the vote for "Collector of Plants" to the vote for Books, Collections and Incidental Expenses", to enable me to meet the necessary expenditure under this head during the current financial year.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Govt. Botanist
The Honorable the Chief Secretary
MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.
Please cite as “FVM-81-05-09b,” 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