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From Charles Topp to Ferdinand von Mueller   21 Dec 1894

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 21st Decbr 1894.

Sir,

I have the honor to inform you that pursuant to the directions of the Honorable the Premier, the privilege of sending telegrams "On Her Majesty's Service" will cease from and after the 1st. January next, and that every telegram sent by a Government Department will then have to be paid for.1

I have the honor to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

Charles A. Topp

1

Further circulars with respect to the use of telegrams were issued; see C. Topp to M, 5 April 1895, and C. Topp to M, 14 May 1895, and notes thereto.

2

Document is a circular sent to the heads of 15 sub-departments within the Chief Secretary's Department, including to the Government Botanist.

Please cite as “FVM-94-12-21,” 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/94-12-21