Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 25th August 1871.
No 2883
Sir,
Referring to your letter of the 12th June,1 I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inquire if you consider it necessary to appoint a successor to the late Mr Dallachy as Botanical Collector.2
I have the honor to be,
Sir
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Director Botanic Gardens
&c &c &c
Please cite as “FVM-71-08-25a,” 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