South-Yarra,1
29 Dec. 1893.
T. R. Wilson Esqr
Under Secretary
Sir.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day,2 informing me that his Excellency the Governor in Council had been pleased, to continue my services til the end of June 1894;3 and I beg of you, to convey to the honorable the Chief Secretary my best thanks for this mark of continued confidence, which I will endeavour to deserve also in future. Let me add the expression of my gratitude to yourself for the friendly action, taken by yourself in my interest.4
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.
Melbourne.
See T. Wilson to M, 29 December 1893 (in this edition as 93-12-29a).
On 28 December 1893 the Secretary, Premier's Department, E. Thomas, wrote to the Under Secretary, T. Wilson, saying that the Governor-in-Council had approved the continued employment of M, the Government Astronomer, R. Ellery, and the Government Statist, H. Hayter, until the end of June 1894. Under the Public Service Act, officers past the retirement age, at this stage 65 years, could only be continued in service for six further months, and only if the Public Service Board approved an application from the Government.
Wilson initialled this letter on 3 January 1894.
Please cite as “FVM-93-12-29b,” 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