From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   27 Sep 1883

QUARTERLY ESTIMATE.

To the Honorable the Chief Secretary

Sir,

I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate* of Expenditure during the two months1 ending 31st October 1883.

Particulars of Vote

Amount of Estimates previously approved.

Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter

Remarks.2

Division and Subdivision.

Item.

Amount.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

13/1

Salaries

1250

–

–

208

6

8

208

6

8

115

12/2

Museum Material &c

130

–

–

21

13

4

41

13

4

116

"

Books — Incidental Expenses

400

–

–

70

–

–

100

–

–

117

"

Collector of plants

125

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

"

Publication of Works

170

–

–

50

–

–

20

–

–

"

Paper for Lithograms3

75

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

119

2150

–

–

350

–

–

Total — Three hundred & seventy pounds — shillings and — pen

£

370

–

–

Approved:

Signature GB

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

Date

1st October 18834

Date

27/9/83

Two months above Quarter struck through.

Entries in this column are in another hand; added in Chief Secretary's office? They are probably authority numbers for the expenditures in question.

Line drawn below entries, to separate off the totals.

1 October 1883 under September 1883. deleted.

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M. Annotated 'Reg. 28th Sepr'.

Please cite as “FVM-83-09-27a,” 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/83-09-27a