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Y71/485, unit 576, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.01.12Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to William Odgers, 1871-01-12. 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/1870-9/1871/71-01-12-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
Melbourne botanic Garden
12. Jan 71
Sir
In compliance with the request, conveyed by your minute of yesterday,
I have the honor of sending herewith 1, a garden plan,
on which with pencil is marked the area, which prior to the commencement of my Directorship
in June 1857 was more or less laid out and to some extent planted. No regular books
were kept prior to my administration in the botanic Garden, the accounts of disbursements
being kept by the office of public works. I can therefore not say, what precise ground
was under cultivation in 1853. As regards the successive annual additions to the plantations
since 1857, I have the honor to remark, that according to the quantity and kinds of
plants yearly available and according to the resources and obligations of any kind
at any time the planting operations were extended; but of course this could only be fragmentary and partially
at any time; hence continued improvements took place on even the oldest ground; hence
also the impossibility to mark off on the plan what new area came annually under cultivation. In my successive reports to Parliament I have however
indicated the additional work, periodically performed.
1
On 7 January 1871, Thomas Ledbetter, Secretary of the Botanical Garden Enquiry Board,
wrote to the Chief Secretary, James McCulloch, requesting various 'documents and information,
for the purpose of enabling the Board to proceed at once in the enquiries indicated
to them in the terms of their appointment by Government.' On 10 Januery, William Odgers,
the Under Secretary, forwarded the document to M annotated: 'The Director will be good enough to supply
as early as possible
— pars 1. 2 & 3'. These paragraphs demanded: '1st A plan of the Botanical Gardens
and Reserve showing the whole amount of Acreage under the control of the Head Superintendent
of the Gardens. The plan should also show the amount of ground under cultivation in
1853, and the various additions to the cultivated and improved area in acres, for
every year since up to date. 2nd The entire annual cost of the Gardens for each year
since their commencement up to December 31st 1870, or to the end of the official year
in 1870. Also for a memorandum of the entire staff employed in, and connected with
the Gardens at present, and their status. 3. A copy of each annual report of the Gardens
from the commencement to date.'
M returned the document on 12 January with a note on it: 'Request attended to as far
as in the Directors power'.
2
Presumably this plan was a marked copy of E. Heyne's map in M's 1868 annual report (B69.07.03); a State Library of Victoria copy can be seen at
https://viewer.slv.vic.gov.au/?entity=IE7179342
.
2, For reasons already indicated I can only give the annual expenditures of my Department
since I became Director. Two schedules are thus now annexed, one showing the expenditure
under the Minister of the Department, the other showing the expenditure under the Minister of public works. The outlay for zoologic purposes is excluded. As asked, I have also furnished herewith a list of the present employees of my establishment,
and indicated briefly the duties allotted to each person respectively.
3, The series of my reports to Parliament can only be obtained from the reserve copies
kept in the Parliamentary Library Store.
4. In reference to the area and expenditure of the bot Gardens of Sydney and Adelaide
I may be allowed to observe, that the Sydney Garden and Park under the Directors control
have two separate votes, and that neither the Sydney nor the Adelaide establishment
maintain a phytographic Museum, a literary branch, a phytochemic laboratory and a large supply nursery for the public institutions
of towns and country. Finally I beg to state that previous to my Directorship no ironfences,
ironbowers, waterpipes, permanent drain pipes, tree lines, cisterns, tanks, steam
engine, existed, that 14 buildings arose since, and that important additions were
made to some of the buildings existing before.
I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller, M.D.
Direct. botan. Garden
The Under Secretary.
Staff of the Melbourne Botanic Garden
3
Not all of the staff named have been identified.
Those for whom details have been found have entries in the Biographical Register
.
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Name
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Nature of Employment
|
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Dr. F. von Mueller C.M.G., F.R.S.
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Government Botanist and Director of the Botanic Garden
|
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John Dallachy
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Botanical Collector
|
|
J. G. Luhmann
|
Clerk, Accountant and Custodian of Botanic Museum
|
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J. Watters
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Gardener, in charge of green house & system ground
|
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Th. Morrison
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" " of ground next to gully
|
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H. Hendrick
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" " of western ground
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E. Soues
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" Enginedriver and Roadmaker
|
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D. Coller
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" in charge of select nursery and forcing pits
|
|
J. Sullivan
|
Carter
|
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Rob. Morrison
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Gardener, in charge of eastern ground
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A. Neate
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Messenger, Twon Agent, also assisting in clerical work
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W. Lumsden
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Gardener, in charge of conservatory and ground near it
|
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Th. Bourke
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" " of middle ground
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G. Schneider
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" " Victoria house, oak plantation & select tree nursery
|
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Th. Gulliver
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" " Government House Reserve
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C. Schlipalius
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" " seed magazine & for outdoor sowing
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C. French
4
Charles French Snr.
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" Signwriter, in charge of Domain
|
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H. Moran
|
" in charge of pine nursery and orchard
|
|
S. Cottrell
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Artizan for various work also in charge of birds
|
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W. Smith
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Gerdener for various garden work
|
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C. Richards
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Junior Assistant in Museum
|
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F. Pllcher
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Office boy, also employed in garden work
|
|
W. Ferguson
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Inspector of Forests, temporarily employed as Principal Horticultural Assistant in
the Botanic Garden
|
Votes for the Melbourne Botanical Garden and the scientific institutions connected
therewith, from 1857 to 1870 (exclusive of special votes for Public Works and exclusive
of votes for zoological purposes)
|
1857
|
Salaries
|
804
|
3
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages & Contingencies
|
3231
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4035
|
10
|
-
|
|
1858
|
Salaries
|
1200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
3000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingencies
|
1225
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5425
|
-
|
-
|
|
1859
|
Salaries
|
1200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages (excl. Zoolog. Dept)
|
3000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tools & Labels (excl. Zool. Dpt)
|
270
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage "
|
140
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber &c. "
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Works on Australian Plants
|
320
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incidental Expenses
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5530
|
-
|
-
|
|
1860
|
Salaries
|
1200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages (excl. Zool. Dpt)
|
3000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores Timber, Tools Tiles &c.
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage
|
140
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incidental Expenses
|
100
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5010
|
-
|
-
|
|
1861
|
Salaries
|
1200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages (excl Zool. Dpt)
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publishing Works on Austr Plants
|
320
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Tiles, Timber &c.
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage
|
140
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling & Incidental Expenses
|
160
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6390
|
-
|
-
|
|
1862
|
Salaries
|
1200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
320
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Building Material &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses, Food for Birds
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling & Incident. Expenses
|
160
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6470
|
-
|
-
|
|
1863
|
Salaries
|
810
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
250
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incidental & Transit Exp.
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5940
|
-
|
-
|
|
1864
|
Salaries
|
860
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants &c
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Foof for Birds
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Exp.
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6160
|
-
|
-
|
|
1865
|
Salaries
|
885
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds &c
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Expenses
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6185
|
-
|
-
|
|
1866
|
Salaries
|
910
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants & Seeds
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Expenses
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6210
|
-
|
-
|
|
1867
|
Salaries
|
935
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
4000
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants & Seeds
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Exp
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6235
|
-
|
-
|
|
1868
|
Salaries
|
960
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
3800
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants & Seeds
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
420
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds
|
220
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Expenses
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5860
|
-
|
-
|
|
1869
|
Salaries
|
610
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
3680
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Publication of Works
|
150
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber, Stationery &c
|
350
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage for horses & Food for Birds
|
140
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Exp
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expense of working engine (Supplem. Vote)
|
260
|
18
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5506
|
18
|
8
|
|
1870
|
Salaries
|
860
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages
|
2691
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of Plants and Publication of Works
|
130
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stores, Timber &c
|
250
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forage & Food for Birds
|
85
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transit & Incidental Exp
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Travelling Expenses
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages, Supplement. Vote
|
47
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4223
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
Total £
|
|
|
|
79,180
|
18
|
8
|
The exact expenditure of the Zoological Department until its separation and transfer
to the Royal Park cannot be ascertained with precision, as both votes were united, but the amounts set down now for the Botanic Garden may be regarded as fair and equitable.
Public Works Department
Statement of expenditure for the Botanic Garden
|
1857
|
Erecting large conservatory
|
1185
|
9
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laborers forming walks & drains
|
998
|
13
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notice boards & timber for bridges
|
48
|
-
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Erecting orchestra
|
90
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fencing Directors office & cottage
|
155
|
9
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to conservatory
|
125
|
2
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shed at Directors office
|
11
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shelving for seed room
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tent floor fly & shed for cottage
|
54
|
17
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairing gardeners cottage, glass &c.
|
55
|
-
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2747
|
12
|
6
|
|
1858
|
Stoves at cottages & Directors quarters
|
29
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to various buildings
|
196
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Removal of wooden cottage fr. Lonsd. St
5
Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to cottage & conservatory
|
9
|
14
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Removing & reerecting cottage
|
13
|
18
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Completing orchestra
|
67
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Erecting gardeners cottage
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heating apparatus at conservatory
|
502
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timber for seats
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
do & wire houses
|
21
|
3
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Removing & fixing Russian guns
|
86
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
New locks to 10 gates
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1085
|
18
|
1
|
|
1859
|
New iron fencing
|
1212
|
3
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Erecting museum
|
975
|
8
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tree guards & water tanks
|
995
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shed for animals & aviary
|
500
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Painting & fixing Russian guns
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blue gum timber for fencing
|
9
|
16
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional work for heating appar.
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3699
|
14
|
7
|
|
1860
|
Lacquering & cleaning guns
|
4
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to roof of Museum
|
21
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fencing at Bot. Gardens
|
222
|
-
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blue Gum for fencing
|
12
|
18
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alteration to gates at bridge
|
5
|
15
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Garden line, nails, palings
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shelves & furniture for Museum
|
173
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
441
|
10
|
-
|
|
1861
|
Iron fencing, iron seats & repairs
|
999
|
11
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional fittings for Museum
|
93
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1092
|
11
|
7
|
|
1862
|
Timber for repairs of buildings
|
7
|
14
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to office building
|
794
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two-roomed weatherboard cottage
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
821
|
14
|
4
|
|
1863
|
Addition to propagating houses
|
25
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot-water apparatus for conservatory
|
48
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chimney pieces for office building
|
40
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to buildings
|
343
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stoves &c for office building
|
39
|
14
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Works at gardeners cottage
|
57
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to propagating houses
|
126
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Works at cottages
|
15
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labor & material for laying on water
|
369
|
11
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Flooring pantry & hall
|
6
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posts & nails
|
20
|
16
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to fences
|
25
|
17
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1118
|
17
|
1
|
|
1864
|
Erecting chimney at cottage
|
5
|
12
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Enclosure of Russian guns renewed
|
35
|
15
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages of laborers, repairing fences &c
|
294
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tarring iron fencing
|
49
|
15
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs
|
15
|
4
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron fences &c
|
23
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
" water tanks
|
82
|
7
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waterpipes
|
7
|
8
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refixing iron fence
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timber &c
|
33
|
12
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laying on water
|
71
|
12
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fittings in museum
|
124
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron bowers
|
98
|
18
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lead pipe for lagoon fountain
|
120
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glass, turpentine &c
|
22
|
18
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
996
|
3
|
-
|
|
1865
|
Repairing tree guards
|
10
|
19
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages of laborers repairing damage done by flood
|
399
|
18
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laying on water pipes &c
|
761
|
15
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earthworks, gravelling, excavating &c
|
470
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fire bricks £20 Timber 121.2.10
|
141
|
2
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron retort for laboratory
|
11
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 gal Still & worm
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Works at laboratory
|
182
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
18
|
6
|
|
1866
|
Wages of laborers excavating in lagoon
|
478
|
17
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to meter
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Addit. room to cottage in Govt House R.
6
Government House Reserve.
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to meter
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Blue stone rubble
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Building Victoria house & tank
|
14
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bricks, cement &c for do
|
44
|
8
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cartage of materials
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sundry works
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hot water apparatus
|
25
|
6
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages for chainman for surveying
|
2
|
7
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to wooden bridge
|
9
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
606
|
8
|
11
|
|
1867
|
Repairs to water meter & pressure gauge
|
5
|
18
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron railing to lagoon bridge
|
7
|
19
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
17
|
11
|
|
1868
|
Box for water meter
|
1
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to office building
|
10
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wooden cottage in Gvt House Res.
|
30
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notice Boards
|
13
|
14
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages for assistance in surveying
|
1
|
16
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cast iron water pipes
|
51
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to engine & boiler
|
67
|
9
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timber
|
38
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Erection of engine house & tank
|
59
|
10
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pumps &c for water supply from Yarra
|
247
|
17
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
521
|
11
|
5
|
|
1869
|
Alteration to water pipes
|
34
|
3
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repairs to valves &c
|
7
|
17
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cast iron water pipes
|
72
|
13
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wages for assistance in surveying
|
4
|
7
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laying pipes &c
|
60
|
16
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earthworks for flood dam
|
283
|
8
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pitched crossing at Domain Road
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Fence at Domain Road
|
206
|
14
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
675
|
4
|
11
|
|
1870
|
Repairs to Palm House
Extension of fence at Domain Road
Shed for nursery plants
Signwriting and minor
contracts
7
There is a large bracket to the right of the entries, indicating that the items have not been individually costed.
|
200
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200
|
-
|
-
|