Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 14th July 1873
Sir,
With reference to your further letter of the 10th inst1 I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that no increase will be recommended to Parliament of the amount voted for the Department of Government Botanist.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant
W. H. Odgers
Baron von Mueller
Botanic Gardens
M to J. Francis, 10 July 1873.
Please cite as “FVM-73-07-14,” 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