The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Chief Secretary's Office ¶ Melbourne, 8th January 1885 ¶ Memo ¶ ¶ The Government Botanist is requested to furnish me with as little delay as possible with a list of the officers (if any) in his Depar...

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Physical location:

No. 88, p. 480, unit 69, VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office of Victoria. 85.01.08

Preferred Citation:

Thomas Wilson to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1885-01-08. 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/1880-9/1885/85-01-08-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Document is a circular, sent to the heads of 11 departments within the Chief Secretary's Department, in which the title of the head of each department was entered as appropriate.

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne, 8th January 1885

Memo

The Government Botanist is requested to furnish me with as little delay as possible with a list of the officers (if any) in his Department whom he considers should be specially exempted from the operation of the those clauses of the Public Service Regulations which require officers to record the times of arrival at and departure from their offices.

T. R. Wilson

For M's reply, see M to G. Berry, 9 January 1885.