The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Chief Secretary's Office, ¶ Melbourne, 1st July 1885. ¶ Memorandum. ¶ ¶ In view of supply on account of the current financial year being asked for at any early date, the Government Botanist is reques...

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Physical location:

No. 2503, pp. 665-6, unit 70, VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office of Victoria. 85.07.01

Preferred Citation:

[Thomas Wilson] to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-07-01. 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/1880-9/1885/85-07-01-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Document is a circular (p. 665) to the heads of 14 departments (listed p. 666) within the Chief Secretary's Department, with the name of each department filled in as appropriate. The memorandum is unsigned. Wilson is identified as correspondent since he was Under-Secretary in the Chief Secretary's Department at the time.

Chief Secretary's Office,

Melbourne, 1st July 1885.

Memorandum.

In view of supply on account of the current financial year being asked for at any early date, the Government Botanist is requested to be good enough to inform me, as soon as possible, what amounts he will require for expenditure during the undermentioned periods respectively, viz:–

	Amount required £
July - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
July and August - - - - - - - - - - - -
July, August and September - - - -

The Government Botanist.