Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 21st June 1870
Sir,
In reply to your letter of 13th Instant1 asking instructions as to issue of plants to Public Institutions I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that it is his wish that if promises have been made they should be kept.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Director of the Botanic Gardens
See M to J. McCulloch, 13 June 1870 (in this edition as 70-06-13a).
Please cite as “FVM-70-06-21a,” 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