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No. 2385, p. 1347, unit 67, VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office of Victoria. 84.07.09cPreferred Citation:
Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1884-07-09 [84.07.09c]. 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/1880-9/1884/84-07-09c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne, 9July 1884
1
Document is a printed circular to the heads of 14 sub-departments within the Chief
Secretary's Department.
Sir
I have the honor, by direction of the Chief Secretary, to request that you will be
good enough to furnish me, at as early a date as possible, with the undermentioned
information
as far as regards your Department for the purpose of its being laid before the Legislative
Assembly
in compliance with an order on the motion of
Mr Mirams.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
T. R. Wilson
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A clipping is attached with an extract from Votes and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly [Victoria], Session 1884, vol. 1, p. 34, as follows:
7. Public Departments — Persons Employed in and Promoted since 8th March, 1883. —
Mr Mirams moved, pursuant to amended notice; That there be laid before this House
a return showing the names of persons now employed in each of the public departments,
who were not in the employ of the State on the 8th March, 1883, stating in each case
the amount of salary; and the kind of employment; also, the names of persons who were
in the public service on 8th March, 1883, who have been promoted since, and the amount
of increased remuneration now given; also, those employed who have been provided with
increased salaries in the Estimates for 1884-5 other than increments caused by the
operation of law.
Question — put and resolved in the affirmative.
The Government Botanist