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Writes to ask GP to help publicize the need for candidates for professorships at the University of Melbourne.
About share transfers, involving JW as a trustee of CD/Emma marriage trust.
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Proposes changes in dies for New Brunswick coins. Awaits Treasury authorization to announce contract with coin suppliers.
Appointed E. L. J. Ridsdale, recommended to JH by College of Science on Jermyn Street, to replace Charles Sterry as junior clerk of Mint office and assistant assayer.
Announces appointment of Charles Elouis to superintendent of bullion office at Sydney branch mint, effective 1 May 1854. R. F. Suft will replace Elouis as registrar and accountant in Mint office. Charles Sterry will take Suft's former position as senior clerk. E. L. J. Ridsdale is appointed, subject to [one year] probation, to junior clerk and assistant assayer.
Of the health of [Mr.] Knowles [servant], a visit to the Baden Powells by JH, and family financial arrangements.
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Tells a silly story, and then complains about Charles Babbage stopping by and talking about CB's lighthouse.
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CD expresses his inability to accept the view that the Hippuritidae are in any way a connecting link between the oysters and the barnacles.
Concerned about the state of health of Knowles [a servant], and how to deal with him and his wife; comments on the educational prospects of son Alexander.
The Kew Committee has requested estimates from Thomas Cook[e] and Andrew Ross for an instrument to carry out JH's suggestions. Is grateful for these suggestions.
Is organizing a meeting to begin narrowing the field of candidates for the Melbourne University professorships [see JH's 1854-4-7].
Recalls JH's predecessor [Isaac Newton] at Mint was also interested in Bernoulli's 'Isoperimetrical Problems.' HW plans paper on new expression for coefficients of differences of zero in self-repeating series.
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Has caught a bad cold and is unfit for human society, and so JH begs to be excused from the evening's social gathering.
Sends to EW official documents relating to new branch mint in Sydney, and copy of document regarding salvage of goods lost on ship Hannibal.
As GA cannot attend meeting, JH seeks his opinions on certain questions [see GA's 1854-4-11].