12 January 91.
Sir,
I beg to inform you that an Order in Council has been obtained for your retention in the Public Service until the 30th June 1891.1
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
T. R. Wilson
Baron Sir F. Von Mueller K.C.M.G., F.S.A.
Government Botanist
As M was past the standard retirement age, his retention had from time to time to be applied for and approved.
Please cite as “FVM-91-01-12,” 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