The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden ¶ 22. Apr. 61 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place at my disposal the undermentioned sums out of the anticipated votes for this estab...

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R61/3064, unit 749, VPRS 1189/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 61.04.22

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Richard Heales, 1861-04-22. 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/1860-9/1861/61-04-22-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. & zool. Garden

22. Apr. 61

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to place at my disposal the undermentioned sums out of the anticipated votes for this establishment in 1861, in order to liquidate the expenses inavoidably incurred for the public service in this department during the first quarter of this year.

Purchase of plants and seeds	£37.10/
Expense of publishing works on indigenous plants of Victoria	£80. -. -
Forage and food for animals	£40. -. -
Travelling and incidental expenses.	£40. -. -

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient and humble servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

Approval for M's request was minuted to this letter.