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No.3883, unit 105B,pp. 1-2,VPRS 1187/P, outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. 94.10.16d

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Charles Topp to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1894-10-16 [94.10.16d]. 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/1890-6/1894/94-10-16d-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

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Copies of Eaton's letter to Topp were sent by the latter to the heads of the various sub-departments within the Chief Secretary's Department. The covering note is undated but the index of outward correspondence gives the date as 16 October.
The Treasury,
Melbourne,13th October, 1894.
(COPY)
No. 7744
Sir,
I am directed to request that the Treasurer may be furnished with the following information as to the Department of the Honorable the Chief Secretary.
1. Number of Employees on the 1st January 1893 —
Permanent
Temporary
2. Number of Employees on the 30th June 1894,
(a) Permanent
(b) Temporary
3. Particulars of any appointments made during that period —
1st January 1893 – 30th June 1894 – from outside the Service
Permanent
Temporary
Mr Turner would be glad to have this information as early as practicable
I have &c
H. F. Eaton
Under Treasurer
Under Secretary
Forwarded for the immediate attention of the [...]
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Space left empty for title of the sub-department head to be entered. The covering note is unsigned but the document would have been sent by Topp as Under Secretary.
so far as it relates to his Branch of the Department.