The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne Botanic Garden ¶ 11th May 1871 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to issue an authority to expenditure for the sum of £55. -. -, ¶ ¶ transferred already from t...

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Physical location:

Y71/5953, unit 576, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.05.11

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1871-05-11. 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/1870-9/1871/71-05-11-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Melbourne Botanic Garden

11th May 1871

Sir

I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to issue an authority to expenditure for the sum of £55. -. -, transferred already from the vote for wages to gardeners (authority C/S 27) to the vote for stores, timber, stationery &c, and place the sum at my disposal for disbursement.

The request was approved in W. Odgers to M, 15 May 1871 (in this edition as 71-05-15a).

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant,

Ferd. von Mueller

Director Botanic Garden

The Honorable the Chief Secretary