Document information

Physical location:

A84/8680, unit 59, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 84.09.23

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry, 1884-09-23. 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/1880-9/1884/84-09-23-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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MS written by Georg Luehmann and signed by M.
Melbourne, 23rd September 1884
Sir
I have the honor to solicit that you will be good enough to sanction the payment of the increase to the salaries of the two officers in my department, as provided in this years Estimates and passed by Parliament, viz.
Clerk,
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J. G. Luehmann.
increase per annum
£50
Assistant,
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Charles French Snr.
do
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I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Govt. Botanist.
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Berry approved M's request on 25 September and two days later the Under Secretary, T. Wilson, informed the Commissioners of Audit of this. At the same time he forwarded the file to M who returned it 'with best thanks' on 29 September.
The Honorable
the Chief Secretary