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From Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson   5 Aug 1890

Melbourne, 5th August 1890

Sir

I have the honor to inform you that a vacancy exists in my branch for the position of Third Herbarium Assistant (Non-clerical division). The salary is £5.- per month with six annual increments of 10/- per month. I would now solicit that you will please to request the Public Service Board to make an appointment of a suitable person on probation.1

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your most obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Govt. Botanist2

T. R. Wilson Esq

Under Secretary

1

See also M to T. Wilson, 30 August 1890 (in this edition as 90-08-30a).

2

The Chief Secretary approved M’s request and a letter was sent to M on 2 September 1890 informing him of this (letter not found).

3

MS written by G. Luehmann and signed by M.

Please cite as “FVM-90-08-05,” 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/90-08-05