The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne bot. Garden ¶ 21/6/64 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In accordance with your decision ¶ I have the honor of applying for a transfer of twenty (£20.-) pounds Sterling from the vote of publishing works on plants...

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G64/5817, unit 29, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 847560 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 64.06.21c

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1864-06-21 [64.06.21c]. 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/1860-9/1864/64-06-21c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne bot. Garden

21/6/64

Sir

In accordance with your decision

See M. to J. McCulloch, 8 June 1864, and note thereto.

I have the honor of applying for a transfer of twenty (£20.-) pounds Sterling from the vote of publishing works on plants for the printing of my essay on the vegetation of the Chatham Islands

B64.10.02.

and I beg to solicit, that this sum may be placed at the disposal of the Governments Printer.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant

Ferd. Mueller.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

&c&c&c

The Under Secretary, J. Moore, minuted on 15 July 1864: 'Referred to the Government Printer to note that the sum of £20 has been placed at his Disposal by the Chief Secretary's authority No 291 out of vote 17/15 "Publishing work on Australian plants" for printing the pamphlet on the plants of Chatham Islands'. The Government Printer, J. Ferres, noted on 30 December 1864: 'The work above referred to was completed on the 8th ult. The a/c has been forwarded for Dr Mueller's certificate.'