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P90/2413, unit 501, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 90.02.22a

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1890-02-22 [90.02.22a]. 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/1890-6/1890/90-02-22a-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne,
22 Febr. 1890.
T. R. Wilson Esqr,
Undersecretary.
Sir.
I have the honor to report, that by some inadvertence during a very busy time I missed, to apply for authority, to spend out of the vote for "publication of works" £110.- .- additionally to the £250.- .-, authorized by Order in Council (Correspondence 6934)
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M to T. Wilson, 31 May 1889, and notes thereto.
for the printing of the "Second Census of Australian plants" to completion. May I now solicit, that the honorable the Chief Secretary will be pleased, to make the additional permission, the funds being available for the purpose, and the cost of printing having exceeded the original estimate on account of the greater extension of the work, the number of pages being now 244.
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The Chief Secretary, A. Deakin, approved M's request on 4 March 1890, and M returned the file 'with best thanks' on 7 March. On 10 March, Wilson forwarded it to the Commissioners of Audit for their information, who replied on 18 March saying that 'as the excess expenditure is over £100 an Order in Council is necessary'. In early April, the Chief Secretary duly made such a request, enabling the matter to be finalized.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.