Melbourne,
24 Jan. 1888.
The Undersecretary,
Melbourne.
Sir.
In reply to your memorandum at the 20 Jan.1 I have the honor to solicit, that the sum of eighty pounds2 Sterling may be rendered available for the Gov. Botanists Department in aid of the additional work, desirable to be carried out in his Establishment for the display of veget. resources of the Colony.3
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your very obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.
See note with M to H. Moors, 7 January 1888.
Marginal note by M: '(£80.- .-.)'.
i.e. at the Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888-9. In a file note dated 30 January 1888, H. Moors, writing for the Under Secretary, asked M 'to be good enough to sign and return to this Office the accompanying application for a Special Advance of £80'. M replied in a further file note the next day: 'Application form signed as directed, and returned with best thanks'. Moors then forwarded the form to the Treasurer with an explanatory cover note, adding: 'I beg to state that provision to make this expenditure will be made on the Estimates for this Department for the ensuing financial year'.
Please cite as “FVM-88-01-24,” 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