The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: Botanic Museum ¶ South Yarra, 14th October 1896 ¶ Sir ¶ ¶ I have the honor to bring under your notice the fact that, as the late Baron Von Mueller kept the Government Botanist's Office at his private...

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D96/8562, unit 901, VPRS 3992/P inward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria. M96.10.14

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Georg Luehmann to Charles Topp, 1896-10-14 [M96.10.14]. 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/mentions/selected/M96-10-14-final.odt>, accessed June 13, 2026

Botanic Museum

South Yarra, 14th October 1896

Sir

I have the honor to bring under your notice the fact that, as the late Baron Von Mueller kept the Government Botanist's Office at his private residence, the books documents and specimens of the Govt. are very much mixed up with his private belongings. As it will entail a good deal of labour to sort these I would respectfully submit for your favourable consideration that the services of Mr. George French, who has been in the late Govt. Botanist's private employ for many years, be secured on behalf of the Government for a period not exceeding three months to assist in this work. His wages hitherto were four (4) shillings per diem and I consider that to be a fair remuneration for the Government to pay. As no funds are available in the Govt. Botanist's Branch it would be necessary to provide the sum required out of some other vote.

On 15 October 1896, Topp minuted: 'Have already dealt with this Attach to other papers'. See C. Topp to A. Peacock, 12 October 1896 (in this edition as M96-10-12).

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient servant

J. G. Luehmann