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Physical location:

D85/12916, unit 146, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 85.12.18a

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry, 1885-12-18 [85.12.18a]. 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/1880-9/1885/85-12-18a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M. Dated on basis of annotation: 'R / 18 Dec'. that is, the date received.
QUARTERLY ESTIMATE.
To the Honorable the Chief Secretary
Sir,
I have the honor to submit for approval the following Estimate* of Expenditure during the 4 months
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4 months above printed Quarter struck through.
ending 31st March 18 86
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Written 5 deleted and 6 inserted.
.
Particulars of Vote.
Amount of Estimates previously approved.
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Each item in this column has a ✔️ .
Estimate* of Expenditure for Quarter.
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Each item in this column has a ✔️ .
Remarks.
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The numbers in this column have been inserted, presumably in the Chief Secretary's office, and are the authority numbers to be used when expending funds against the relevant budget line.
Division and Subdivision.
Item.
Amount.
£
s.
d.
£
s
d.
£
s.
d.
16/1
Salaries Professional
800
–
–
333
6
8
266
13
4
104
16/2
do Clerical
435
–
–
181
5
–
145
–
–
104
16/3
do Non Clerical
411
–
–
171
5
–
137
–
–
105
16/4
Museum Material &c
150
–
–
69
3
4
60
16
8
106
"
Collector of Plants
125
–
–
45
–
–
40
–
–
107
"
Publication of Works
370
–
–
170
–
–
120
–
–
108
"
Paper for Lithograms
75
–
–
–
–
–
30
10
–
109
"
Books —Incidental Expenses
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A line has been drawn under the amounts in this row.
160
–
–
60
–
–
100
–
–
110
2506
–
–
1030
–
–
Total —Nine hundred pounds ——shillings and ——pen
£
900
–
–
Approved:
Signature
GB
Signature of the Officer authorized to certify to accounts Ferd. von Mueller
Date
21st December 1887
Date
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No date supplied.