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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Alfred Deakin   25 June 1889

Melbourne, 25th June 1889

Sir.

I have the honor to solicit that you will be pleased to grant permission that I may retain the services of the two youths, who were engaged with your sanction from 1st April to 30th June for 4 days every week, at a remuneration of 4 shillings and 3 shillings per day respectively,1 for further three months.

Their services have proved very useful in relieving the permanent officers of a great of2 mechanical work. Payment is rendered out of the vote for Contingencies.3

I have the honor to be Sir

Your most obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller

Govt. Botanist

The Honorable the Chief Secretary

1

Requested in M to T. Wilson, 15 March 1889.

2

deal [or synonym] omitted?

3

Deakin approved M's request on 26 June 1889. M was informed and replied 'with best thanks' on 28 June.

4

MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-89-06-25,” 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/89-06-25