To Robert Brough Smyth   3 February 1858

Melbourne bot. Garden

3. Febr. 1858.

Sir

In compliance with the request of the honorable the Chief Secretary1 I have the honor to inform you, that the appointment of Governm Botanist and of Director of the botanic Gardens of Melbourne is held by Ferdinand James Henry Mueller, the appointment of clerk by John Frederick Charles Wilhelmi and the appointment of Curator by John Dallachi, and that beyond these no offices are held directly under Government in this department.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

your most obedient servant,

Ferd. Mueller

 

R. B. Smyth Esq.

Secretary of the board for science.2

1
See R. B. Smyth to M, 2 February 1858.
2
Smyth forwarded M's letter to the Chief Secretary on 5 February 1858.

Please cite as “FVM-58-02-03,” 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 23 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/58-02-03