Chief Secretary's Office,
Melbourne, 17 April 1882.
Sir,
I have the honor by direction of the Chief Secretary to request that you will furnish information on the following points, viz:
1 The number of classified officers in your department.
2 The number of third schedule officers in your department.
3 The numbers of all other persons employed whether paid from a vote for salaries or from a contingency vote.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
T. R. Wilson1
The Government Botanist
Please cite as “FVM-82-04-17b,” 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