The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne Botanic Garden ¶ 4th May 1870 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ ¶ I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to issue Authorities for this Department for expenditure under the heads of ¶ ¶ ¶ Purchase ...

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V70/4481, unit 464, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 70.05.04a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1870-05-04 [70.05.04a]. 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/1870-9/1870/70-05-04a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Melbourne Botanic Garden

4th May 1870

Sir

I have the honor to request that you will be pleased to issue Authorities for this Department for expenditure under the heads of

Purchase of Plants

Forage for Cart horses

Stores, Timber etc.

Transit & Incident. Expenses

Travelling Expenses.

Until now I have only received Authorities for Salaries and for Wages, and I have been asked by contractors to pass their accounts, since they had been paid for goods supplied to other Departments.

Parliament did not approve the budget for 1870 until 21 May 1870 (Victoria, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly session 1870, vol. 1, p. 86), and M needed approval to spend ahead of the Vote.

I have the honor to be

Sir

your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Director.

The Under Secretary