Chief Secretary's Office
Melbourne 31st January 1874.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 6th instant1 I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that on reference to the Lands Department he learns that the Secretary for Agriculture has been instructed to return the dried plants mentioned by you to the Botanic Museum.
I have the honor to be
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
W. H. Odgers
The Government Botanist.
M to W. Odgers, 6 January 1874.
Please cite as “FVM-74-01-31,” 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