The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, ¶ 16/4/77. ¶ The honorable the Chief Secretary ¶ Sir, ¶ ¶ I have the honor to solicit, that the sum of £1800 may be placed on the public works estimate for the new financial year to provid...

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M77/4444, unit 939, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 77.04.16a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to John MacPherson, 1877-04-16 [77.04.16a]. 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/1870-9/1877/77-04-16a-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Melbourne,

16/4/77.

The honorable the Chief Secretary

Sir,

I have the honor to solicit, that the sum of £1800 may be placed on the public works estimate for the new financial year to provide buildings for my Department. The sum of £900 for building purposes on this years estimate has been saved; therefore only in reality for a similar new sum being asked, with a view that the two united amounts may enable me to obtain a proper building for my departmental use. This after all would furnish only limited building accommodation as compared to that of all other Departments

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient

Ferd. von Mueller.

M continued to press the same argument for the next two years, but to no avail; see M to W. Odgers, 21 June 1877; M to G. Berry, 2 July 1878; M to W. Odgers, 23 July 1878 (in this edition as 78-07-23b); M to C. Pearson, 15 August 1878; M to W. Odgers, 15 October 1878; M to J. Patterson, 14 April 1879 (in this edition as 79-04-14a).