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From Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller   11 May 1886

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne, 11th May 1886

Sir,

Referring to my circular of the 24th September last,1 I have now the honor to enclose for your information and guidance copy of a further circular letter addressed to me by the Public Service Board setting forth their interpretation of Section 160 of the Public Service Act and to request that you will be good enough to furnish the particulars required by the Board in regard to any officers who have attained or will shortly attain the age of sixty years and whose services you have recommended should be continued beyond the 30th proximo.2

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your obedient servant,

T. R. Wilson

The Government Botanist

1

See H. Moors to M, 24 September 1885.

2

See M to T. Wilson, 14 May 1886 (in this edition as 86-05-14a).

3

Document is a circular to the heads of 14 departments within the Chief Secretary’s Department, individually addressed.

Please cite as “FVM-86-05-11a,” 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/86-05-11a