Ferdinand von Mueller

Melbourne

12/3/91.

T. R. Wilson Esqr

Under Secretary.

Sir

In reply to your letter of yesterday, N. 1252,

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See T. Wilson to M, 11 March 1891.

I have the honor to inform you, that I will readily wait with getting the additional room at the Botanic Museum til early in the next finance-year , altho' it is much needed. Not only is the space in the Main building of the museum much over burdened, but also the necessity has arisen for utilizing a detached new room for employing the Bisulphid of Carbon as a preservation of the botanic collections, because for the greater safety of the botanic Museum it has been arranged, that the Junior, lately appointed, sleeps in the building , where the inhaling of the noxious preservative at closed door during nights would become prejudicious to his health . I will therefore defer the use of the Bisulphide of Carbon altogether til the new room can be erected by revoting the needful amount in the next finance-year, that being the only vote for public works in the Gov. Botanists establishment. The error, as regards the heading of the vote this year, called Repairs , arose in the public works Department.

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MS annotation by G. Langridge, Chief Secretary: 'noted GDL 18/3/91'.