The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne, ¶ 16/4/77. ¶ The honorable the Chief Secretary. ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ In compliance with your letter 1426 ¶ I have the honor to submit the estimates of the expenditure for the Gov. Botanists Departme...

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M77/4445, unit 939, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 77.04.16b

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

Melbourne,

16/4/77.

The honorable the Chief Secretary.

Sir

In compliance with your letter 1426

See W. Odgers to M, 13 April 1877 (in this edition as 77-04-13a).

I have the honor to submit the estimates of the expenditure for the Gov. Botanists Department during the coming financial year.

Gov. Botanist	£800
Museum Assistant and Clerk	£150
Assistant for outdoor work	£130
Museum-Material and plants	£130
Books, instruments collections, seeds, travelling and incidental expenses	£300
Publication of works on Australian plants	£200
	£1710

The last mentioned item is increased by £100,

MS annotation: '£ 20 '.

to defray out of it £54.10/ still due for payment of the printing of the "select plants"

B76.12.04.

and £45.10/- for woodengravings for the school-book.

B77.08.01. MS annotated: 'Approved G.B.'.

I have the honor to be,

Sir, your obedient

Ferd. von Mueller.