Melbourne, 30th May 1883
Sir
I have the honor to solicit that you will be good enough to grant the transfer of the sum of Twenty pounds (£20.) from the vote for "Paper for Lithograms, and of Thirty pounds (£30) from the vote for "Collector of Plants" to the vote for "Books, Collections, extra Office assistance and Incidental Expenses", in order to enable me to defray the necessary expenditure of my department under the latter item.1
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller
The Honorable the Chief Secretary
Please cite as “FVM-83-05-30,” 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