Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 13th Decr. 1871.
Sir,
In reply to your letter asking for instructions as to the further employment of W. Smith,1 I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that his services must be dispensed with if there are not sufficient funds to retain him.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Director of the Botanic Gardens
See M to C. Duffy, 6 December 1871.
Please cite as “FVM-71-12-13,” 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