Melbourne bot. Garden
25/5/70
Sir
In accordance with your instructions1 I forwarded the memorandum respecting an article in the Argus, to the Inspector of forests and have now the honor to send a letter, supposed to contain his answer, the contents of the letter being unknown to me.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
your obed. servant
Ferd. von Mueller,
Director of the botan Garden.
The hon the Chief Secretary.2
The Under Secretary, W. Odgers, returned Ferguson's letter to M on 31 May 1870 with the following instruction: 'Mr Fergusson's reply to the Chief Secretary's inquiry must be sent in the usual official way viz through Dr. Mueller and open and in any communication he desires to address to me on public business he will be good enough to adopt my official title of Under Secretary. Dr Mueller will so inform him.' M minuted on 1 June: 'Minute of the Undersecretary submitted for perusal to the Inspector of forests and for his information. Letter herewith returned.'
See also M to W. Odgers, 1 June 1870.
Please cite as “FVM-70-05-25,” 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 26 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/70-05-25