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From Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller   7 May 1886

Chief Secretary's Office,

Melbourne, 7th May, 1886.

Sir

Referring to my letter of this date1 forwarding copy of a Treasury Circular asking for the Estimates for the Government Botanist for the year 1886/7, I beg now to forward a copy of a further Circular2 from the Treasury desiring that the Estimates may also be prepared as if the principle which was observed in the preparation of the Estimates for 1884/5 had not been departed from.

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

T. R. Wilson

P.S. It is requested that the Estimates in this shape may be likewise furnished in triplicate.

The Government Botanist

1

See T. Wilson to M, 7 May 1886.

2

Not present.

3

Document is an individually addressed circular (p. 477) to the heads of 15 departments (listed p. 478) within the Chief Secretary’s Department.

Please cite as “FVM-86-05-07a,” 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/86-05-07a