From Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry   23 May 1884

Melbourne, 23rd May 1884.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to grant the following transfers, to enable me to meet the necessary expenditure for my department during the current financial year.

From the vote for "Collector of Plants &c” to Books, Instruments &c £75
From the vote for "Paper for Lithograms" to "Books, Instruments &c" £50
From the vote for Publication of illustrated Works to Museum Material &c £60

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

The Honorable the Chief Secretary1

Berry noted his approval of the requested transfers, which have been bracketed and numbered '13/2' in the margin. M was notified of the approval in T. Wilson to M, 6 June 1884.

MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-84-05-23a,” 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/84-05-23a