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W93/8714, unit 818, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 93.12.29b

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Ferdinand von Mueller to Thomas Wilson, 1893-12-29 [93.12.29b]. 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/1890-6/1893/93-12-29b-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

South-Yarra,
1
Melbourne.
29 Dec. 1893.
T. R. Wilson Esqr
Under Secretary
Sir.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this day,
2
See T. Wilson to M, 29 December 1893 (in this edition as 93-12-29a).
informing me that his Excellency the Governor in Council had been pleased, to continue my services til the end of June 1894;
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On 28 December 1893 the Secretary, Premier's Department, E. Thomas, wrote to the Under Secretary, T. Wilson, saying that the Governor-in-Council had approved the continued employment of M, the Government Astronomer, R. Ellery, and the Government Statist, H. Hayter, until the end of June 1894. Under the Public Service Act, officers past the retirement age, at this stage 65 years, could only be continued in service for six further months, and only if the Public Service Board approved an application from the Government.
and I beg of you, to convey to the honorable the Chief Secretary my best thanks for this mark of continued confidence, which I will endeavour to deserve also in future. Let me add the expression of my gratitude to yourself for the friendly action, taken by yourself in my interest.
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Wilson initialled this letter on 3 January 1894.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient servant
Ferd von Mueller,
Gov. Botanist.