Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 22 Nov. 1886.1
Sir
I beg to inform you that payment of the second moiety of a probationary officer's salary can now be made by means of an "advance", which should be applied for in the usual manner.
On the confirmation of the appointment at the end of probation, the retained salary will be available for the adjustment of the advance obtained from the Honorable the Treasurer as now mentioned.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
T. R. Wilson
The Government Botanist
Document is a circular to the heads of 12 departments.
Please cite as “FVM-86-11-22,” 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