Chief Secretary’s Office
Melbourne 6th May 1871
Sir,
With a view to obviate delay in answering questions in the Legislative Assembly relating to Departments under the Honble the Chief Secretary I am directed to remind you of the necessity of making an examination of the Notice Paper during the Session and furnishing replies to such questions on it as may have reference to your Department early in the [Session] without official application from this office.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Director Botanical Garden
Please cite as “FVM-71-05-06b,” 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 28 March 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/71-05-06b