Melbourne,
3 Sept 1890.
T. R. Wilson Esqr,
Undersecretary.
Sir.
I have the honor to solicit permission from the hon. the Chief Secretary, that I may continue the engagement of an office-Youth1 from Oct 1. til Dec. 31. 1890 during four days each week at 4/ each day, as by such arrangement much time is saved to the Officers of the bot. establishment for carrying on their special work.2
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.
i.e. George French. See M to T. Wilson, 1 July 1890, and notes thereto.
On 4 September 1890, Wilson recommended M's request to the Chief Secretary, A. Deakin, who approved it the same day. H. Moors, for Wilson, forwarded the news to M who replied the next day 'with best thanks'. Wilson then forwarded the file to the Commissioners of Audit for their information.
Please cite as “FVM-90-09-03a,” 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