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B84/10409, unit 69, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 84.11.13Preferred Citation:
Ferdinand von Mueller to Graham Berry, 1884-11-13. 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/1880-9/1884/84-11-13-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026
Melbourne,
13 Nov.1884
The honorable Graham Berry &c
Chief Secretary.
Sir,
I have the honor to solicit, that you will be pleased to allow me, to increase the
wages of junior Assistant James Minchin by one shilling daily from the 1st Dec. 1884.
He has been in the employ of the Department since the 1 Febr. 1879, and he is now
24 years old. His present wages are 6/6d per diem, and these are paid out of the Contingency-Vote,
which includes "Wages for Junior Assistants in Office and bot. Museum."
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Berry approved M's request on 17 November and the file was sent to M on the same day
'to note approval'. The next day M returned the file 'with best thanks'. The file
was subsequently sent to the Commissioners of Audit for their information.
I have the honor to be, Sir,
your obedient servant
Ferd. von Mueller.