8th November 1866
I am directed by the honorable the chief Secretary to inform you that he has received an intimation from the Treasury that in pursuance of an opinion of the law Officers transfer authorities cannot be reopened that are not obtained in the year to which they relate
(Sd) J. Moore
The Director of Botanical Gardens
Text from E4437, addressed to the Shorthand Writer, followed by 'Circulars similar to the preceding were sent as follows' and a list of 13 Heads of Section within the Chief Secretary's Department, including M. No response by M has been found.
Please cite as “FVM-66-11-08,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on