Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 6th March 1872
Sir,
The Chief Secretary directs me to say that he would prefer you to send your report by letter in lieu of presenting it in person:1 the reason being that his time is at present too much occupied to afford him leisure to receive you.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
W. H. Odgers
The Director
Botanic Gardens
&c &c &c
Report not identified; M's request to present it in person not found.
Please cite as “FVM-72-03-06b,” 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