Melbourne, 10th April 1890
Sir
In accordance with your instructions I have the honor, to submit herewith Estimates of expenditure for my branch of the Service for 1890/91. As you will perceive, there is a reduction of £67.- for Salaries as compared with the financial year 1889/90, while the sum for Contingencies is the same.1
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Govt. Botanist
T. R. Wilson Esq
Under Secretary
Estimates of Expenditure for the Year ending 30th June, 1891.
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I.—Chief Secretary. |
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Years and Numbers. |
Classification under Act— |
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1889-90. |
1890-91. |
160. |
773. |
Division No. 16 |
1890-91. |
1889-90. |
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Government Botanist |
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| Salaries. | £ | £ | ||||||
| Subdivision No 1 | ||||||||
| Professional Division | ||||||||
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1 |
1 |
1 |
Sc |
Government Botanist |
Maximum £750 |
800 |
800 |
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| Subdivision No 2 | ||||||||
| Clerical Division | ||||||||
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1 |
1 |
4 |
Clerk2 |
325 |
325 |
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1 |
1 |
5 |
Clerk3 |
182 |
182 |
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2 |
2 |
507 |
507 |
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| Subdivision No 3 | ||||||||
| Non-Clerical Division |
Maximum |
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£ |
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1 |
1 |
1st Herbarium Assistant |
252 |
221 |
249 |
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1 |
1 |
2nd Herbarium Assistant |
132 |
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117 |
132 |
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1 |
1 |
3rd Herbarium Assistant |
96 |
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60 |
84 |
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3 |
3 |
398 |
465 |
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6 |
6 |
Total Salaries |
1705 |
1772 |
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Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist
10/4/90.
(Division No 16
Government Botanist)
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Subdivision No 4 — Contingencies |
1890/1 |
1889/90 |
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Brought forward4 |
1705 |
1772 |
| Museum Material, Stationery and Purchase of Plants |
130 |
130 |
| Collection of Plants for a new edition of the Flora Australiensis and other works |
125 |
125 |
| Publication of Works on Plants, including Draftsman's and Lithographer's work |
560 |
560 |
| Paper for Litograms |
75 |
75 |
| Books, Instruments, Botanical Collections, Travelling and Incidental Expenses; also payment for temporary assistance and overtime work |
270 |
270 |
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1160 |
1160 |
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Total Division No 16 |
2865 |
2932 |
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
10/4/90.
Estimates 1890/915
Division No 16
Government Botanist
Salaries
Non—Clerical Division
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Increase |
Decrease |
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| J. Minchin (promoted from 2nd to 1st Herbarium Assistant) |
£89 |
Charles French,6 formerly 1st Herbarium Assistant transferred to the Dept. of Agriculture |
£249 |
| C. French jr.7 (promoted from 3rd to 2nd Herbarium Assistant |
£33 |
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| Deduct Increase |
182 |
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Nett Decrease |
£678 |
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| Third Herbarium Assistant |
£60 |
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£182 |
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Ferd. von Mueller
Gov. Botanist.
16/4/90.
See also M to T. Wilson, 16 June 1890.
Georg Luehmann.
Gerhard Renner; MS annotation by Luehmann: 'With quarters (one room) fuel and water'.
This line inserted in another hand, this section of the Estimates being on a second sheet.
This section on a separate sheet.
Charles French Snr.
Charles H. French.
A calculation, in an unknown hand, appears in this column confirming the arithmetic on the first sheet, i.e. 465 - 398 = 67.
MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.
Please cite as “FVM-90-04-10,” 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