[Requesting that his leave of absence may be prolonged for a few months.]1
This letter was referred to the Commissioner of Public Works on 21 January and returned to the Chief Secretary on 2 February. See also J. Moore to M, 21 January 1857, and T. Balmain to M, 10 March 1857.
Letter not found; item is a register entry only. This letter was also registered in the Public Works Department as No. 420, unit 3, p. 54, VPRS 963, Public Record Office, Victoria. For the dating of the letter, see T. Balmain to M, 10 March 1857.
Please cite as “FVM-57-01-15a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on