From Ferdinand von Mueller to James Grant   25 Jan 1882

QUARTERLY ESTIMATE.

To the Honorable the Chief Secretary

Sir,

I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate* of Expenditure during the Quarter ending 31st March 1882.

Particulars of Vote.1

Amount of Estimates previously approved.

Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter.

Remarks.

Division and Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.

Government Botanist £

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

13/1

Salaries

1250

–

–

625

–

–

312

10

–

13/2

Museum Material & Plants

130

–

–

65

–

–

32

10

–

"

Books — Instruments &c

330

–

–

165

–

–

82

10

–

"

Collector of Plants &c

125

–

–

100

–

–

–

–

–

"

Publication of Illustrated Work

170

–

–

50

–

––

67

10

–

"

Paper for Lithograms

75

–

–

25

–

–

25

–

–

Total — Five hundred and twenty pounds – shillings and – pen

£

520

–

–

Approved:

Signature J M Grant

Date

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

Date 25/1/822

There is a against each amount in the 'Particulars of Vote' and 'Estimates previously approved' sections.

This estimate was forwarded to the Treasury and the Commissioner of Audit on 31 January.

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-82-01-25,” 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/82-01-25