The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Melbourne botan. Garden, ¶ 10./2/71 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to bring under your favorable consideration, that Overseer Wilson of the Industrial Schools performs the duty of bringing and fetching t...

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Y71/1672, unit 529, VPRS 3991/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 71.02.10

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Ferdinand von Mueller to James McCulloch, 1871-02-10. 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/1870-9/1871/71-02-10-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Melbourne botan. Garden,

10./2/71

Sir

I have the honor to bring under your favorable consideration, that Overseer Wilson of the Industrial Schools performs the duty of bringing and fetching the boys to and from the botanic Garden, being thereby necessitated to walk four times daily over the ground. This is such a great additional tax on the time of that Officer as to induce me to recommend a gratuity to be given to him, and if this proposition meets with your approval, I would beg to suggest the sum of five pounds Sterling as appropriate up to this time, and that such sum may be paid out of the incidental fund of the botanic Garden.

I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant

Ferd. von Mueller,

Director botan. Garden.

The honorable The Chief Secretary

On 14 February 1871, the Chief Secretary, James McCulloch, minuted: 'Certainly not', and the file was forwarded to M on the same day. T. Ware to M, 24January 1872, requested that this letter be returned to the Chief Secretary's office. M did so on 16 January.