The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Garden Melbourne, ¶ 23/1/71 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authorities of expenditure for this Department for the following sums viz. ¶ and place thes...

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Y71/2169, unit 576, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.01.23

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1871-01-23. 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/1870-9/1871/71-01-23-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Botanic Garden Melbourne,

23/1/71

Sir

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to issue authorities of expenditure for this Department for the following sums viz.

Salaries	£	430.- .-
Wages to Gardeners		1345.10. -
Purchase of Plants &c		40.- .-
Stores &c		100.- .-
Forage		40.- .-
Incidental Expenses		70.- .-

and place these amounts at my disposal for disbursement.

The file cover was initialled by McCulloch and what appear to be authority numbers added in another hand.

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller M.D.

Director Botanic Garden

The Honorable the Chief Secretary