Melbourne
6 Dec. 1890.
T. R. Wilson Esqr,
Under Secretary.
Sir
As the end of the year is approaching again, I have the honor to solicit, that the honorable the Chief Secretary will be pleased, to recommend to the Government, that I be left in the performance of my duties, altho' I completed some few months ago my 65th year. I feel quite able, to carry on the obligations of the Office of Governm. Botanist, and as I formed the establishment, I can with particular experience and facility attend to the duties of this office. I pointed out before, that I have sunk all my worldly means and all my time throughout in the service of this branch of the Department.1
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
This file also contains a letter, in an unknown hand, dated 29 December 1890, from the Chief Secretary's Office, to James Munro, Premier, requesting the continued employment of several men, including M, until 30 June 1891. The reasons given were the same as those cited in the notes with M to A. Deakin, 5 April 1890. E. Thomas, Secretary to the Premier, wrote to Wilson on 8 January 1891 to say that 'an Order in Council has been obtained retaining the services' of M and the other men as requested (S91/259, unit 572, VPRS 3992/P, Public Record Office, Victoria).
Please cite as “FVM-90-12-06,” 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