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L59/10310, unit 747, VPRS 1189 inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 59.10.06

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Ferdinand von Mueller to John Moore, 1859-10-06. 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/1850-9/1859/59-10-06-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden,
6. Oct. 1859
Sir
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to devide the sum of £150 – –, transferred by the Hon the Chief Secretary from the vote of forage to the votes of "tools & labels" and to that of "stores & timber" as follows
to tools & labels
£84.8/—
to stores & timber
£65.12.0
£150.0.0
I have the honor to solicit your favorable consideration of this proposal, the department standing greatly in need of the articles, for which the above sums are required.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your most obedient & humble servant
Ferd. Mueller.
Mr Undersecretary Moore.
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On 10 October 1859 Moore minuted: 'The sum of £150 was on the 3rd instant transferred from the vote for Forage to that for Stores, by an order of the Governor in Council. I do not therefore think it would now be right to apply for another Order altering the previous one.' M replied: 'By reference to my application for the transfer of the £150 alluded to, it will be observed (vide letter dated 22. Sept 1859) that the sum was solicited to defray stores, timber & tools . Not being at the time aware, that an amalgamation of votes was unadvisable, I did not apply for separate authorities, but pray now that such may be granted according to the Government Storekeepers estimates, & confidently hope that since this arrangement consist evidently only in the alteration of form the votes of stores & timber and tools & labels being evidently almost identical'.