Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 18th August 1871.
Sir,
I have the honor to request that you will instruct the Inspector of Forests1 to proceed to Sunbury at an early date and prepare a report upon the state of the farm and garden attached to the Industrial Schools. After this to proceed to the Model Farm at Flemington and ascertain the number, kind and condition of the Olive trees there and whether they are available for propagation. The Lessee of the farm I have no doubt will make no difficulty in allowing Mr Ferguson to inspect the trees and grounds if he mentions the object of his visit and by whose authority it is made.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Director
Botanic Gardens
&c &c &c
William Ferguson.
Please cite as “FVM-71-08-18,” 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