Ferdinand von Mueller

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MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Botanic Garden

Melbourne, 19th April 1873

Sir

In accordance with your kind promise already orally given, I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to sanction the transfer of the sum of £110.- .- from the vote for 'Purchase of Plants and Publication of Works' to the vote for 'Stores, Forage etc.

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There is no closing quotation mark.

also the transfer of the sum of £120.- voted for a 'Test plantation in the Ranges' and of £74.10/—, surplus of vote for 'Reward to orphanboys employed in the Garden,' making in the aggregate £194.10/— to the vote for 'Wages', in order to enable me to meet the necessary expenditure during the current financial year. The vote for Transit and Incidental Expenses will also be insufficient, especially in consequence of the unexpected charge for packing of Ferntrees for Holland;

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See M to J. Casey. 27 February 1873 (in this edition as 73-02-27a), and subsequernt correspondence.

I have therefore the honor to solicit that you will also grant a transfer of the sum of £30.- .- to this vote from the vote for 'Purchase of Plants & Publication of Works.'

The Honorable the Commissioner of Lands & Survey

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Casey approved M's requests on 24 April 1873. The transfers were completed and M was duly informed on 19 May. On 21 May, M 'Returned with best thanks to Mr Agg' the relevant file.