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State in a Despatch to Sin John Bowring 1:29 of 3146 January 1856.

I have how the honor

to report that finding it impossible to procure

suitable

person

here I

communicated with Fr

Mueller, the Curator

Mr. Donaldson.

the

retimates for 1862 with show, is brune on the strength of the Surveyor Genera's Depertinen,

He will receive Salary at

₤150

the rate of

per

aunum

enting from the day of

Meranture

Melbourne;

from

the

of

at the end

the

year, if

Botanical harden at Melbourne, and through him obtained the services of Mr. Komas Donaldson, who arrived here

on

the

the 21st Ultims by Mail Steamer, vie Balle.

give

satisfaction, this will be rained £25, and by a further

sum of

£25 on 1th April next, when

the fixed Salary will reach ₤200

per annum

the amount

provided by the Estimates..