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From Henry Moors to Ferdinand von Mueller   17 Aug 1885

C.S.O1

17. Aug. 1885.

Memo

Telegrams "O.H.M.S"

The enclosed Circular from the Hon. the Postmaster General on the above subject is forwarded for the information of the officers concerned

(sd) H. Moors

for U Secy

The Government Botanist

Circular 85/6

TELEGRAMS O.H.M.S.

It is notified that all persons who have the privilege of transmitting, without charge, Telegrams On Her Majesty's Service, should confine the subject-matter of such Telegrams strictly to Government business connected with the service in which they are engaged.

Telegrams relating to domestic or private affairs (except such as it may be necessary to forward to a Government Department in connexion with the sender's official position) must be paid for as ordinary messages.

JAMES CAMPBELL,

Postmaster-General

Post and Telegraph Department, General Post Office,

Melbourne, 20th May, 1885.

1

Chief Secretary's Office.

2

Document is a circular (p. 1174) to the heads of 16 departments within the Chief Secretary's Department, with printed enclosure (p. 1175) and with the addressee inserted in each case as appropriate.

Please cite as “FVM-85-08-17b,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/85-08-17b