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No. 3834, unit 34, pp. 87-8, VPRS 1187/P outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's, Public Record Office, Victoria. 73.08.05a

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William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1873-08-05 [73.08.05a]. 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/1870-9/1873/73-08-05a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

5th August [187]3
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editiorial addition.
Government Botanist
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M to J. Francis, 4 August 1873 , requested authority to expend funds. The numbers in the left- hand column are the authorities to enable expenditure against the budget lines shown.
CS101
13/1 Salary
For salary of the Government Botanist
800 . .
" 102
13/2 Specimens
" botanical specimens clerical assistance &c
150 . .
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The amount voted by Parliament on 17 June for this item was £300 (Victoria, Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, session 1873, vol. 1, p. 46). In his request, M asked for authority for 'such portion of the votes … as you may deem desirable'; in this memorandum, only six months' expenditure on items other than his salary was approved. However, individual requisitions for items were made and approved in the second half of the financial year; see for example, M to James Francis, January 1874 (in this edition as 74-01-00).
These Authorities to be available only to the extent of the provision made by Parliament
W. H. Odgers
The Government Botanist