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Physical location:

No. 6738, vol. 1893 W, VPRS 1168/P inward correspondence registers, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 93.09.00c

Preferred Citation:

Ferdinand von Mueller to James Patterson, 1893-09 [93.09.00c]. 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/1890-6/1893/93-09-00c-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Letter not found; item is a register entry only, dated 30 September 1893.
[Thanks C.S.
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Chief Secretary.
for support given Dept. in Parlt.
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When the Estimate for the coming year for the Government Botanist's department were considered by the Legislative Assembly on 28 September, the member for Ballarat West, Richard Vale, launched a vigorous attack on M, declaring that in a period of government retrenchments, his position was a waste of public money. Several members sprang to M's defence and the Estimate was then passed; Patterson did not make a speech but is recorded as having made an interjection that could be seen as favourable to M's cause (Victoria, Parliamentary debates, 1893, pp. 1901-5, at p. 1902).
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