The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 20. Febr. 1858. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that a quarterly advance may be placed at my disposal of the sums voted for the purchase of plants and for incidental ex...

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E58/1646, unit 745, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record office, Victoria. 58.02.20

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Haines, 1858-02-20. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1850-9/1858/58-02-20-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden

20. Febr. 1858.

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that a quarterly advance may be placed at my disposal of the sums voted for the purchase of plants and for incidental expenses of this establishment

I also pray, should this proposal receive your Honor's sanction, to be instructed, whether it will be deemed sufficient to furnish quarterly an abstract of the accounts arising from the expenditure of these votes.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obdient and humblest servant

Ferd. Mueller,

Director of the bot. Garden.

The honorable the Chief Secretary &c &c &c

M's request was approved.