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Physical location:

Y71/911, unit 576, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.01.24b

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1871-01-24 [71.01.24b]. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1870-9/1871/71-01-24b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

24/1/71.
Memorandum
The Director of the bot. Garden in compliance with the Undersecretary's request
1
See W. Odgers to M, 23 January 1871 (in this edition as 71-10-23a).
begs to submit a statement of the present remuneration of the employees under his control. Some reduction in the scale of payment was contemplated by the Director at the time when the 8 hours system came into force, and again when subsequently the number of the employees was considerably reduced, but in consequence of the losses of the employees at the time of deferred payments and out of other considerations afterwards, the proposed reductions could not yet take place.
Ferd. von Mueller,
Director
Rate of Wages of the Employés in the Botanic Garden
£
s
d
J. Dallachy per diem
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10/
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J. G. Luehmann
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9
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J. Watters
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8
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Thos. Morrison
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8
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H. Hendrick
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9
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E. Soues
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8
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A. Coller
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8
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J. Sullivan
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8
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R. Morrison
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8
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W. Lumsden
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8
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Thos. Bourke
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8
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G. Schneider
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8
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C. Schlipalius
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8
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W. Smith
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8
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Thos. Gulliver
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7
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A. Neale
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7
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Ch. French
2
Charles French Snr.
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7
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S. Cottrell
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7
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H. Moran
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7
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C. Richards
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7
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F. Pitcher
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7
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