From William Odgers to Ferdinand von Mueller   20 Apr 1876

(Circular)

Chief Secretary's Office

Melbourne 4th April 1876

Gentlemen,

I have the honor to request that you will be so good as to furnish not later than the 15th instant the Honorable Commissioner of Public Works with an estimate of your probable requirements for public works during the year 1876-7.

A copy of such estimate should also be transmitted to this office.1

I have the honor to be

Gentlemen,

Your most obedient servant

W. H. Odgers

See M to J. MacPherson, 13 April 1876.

MS annotation in the letter book: ‘Circulars similar to that on page 478 [i.e. the original letter in this series which was addressed to the Commissioners of Audit] to the following; dated 4th April 1876'. Heads of 13 other departments within the Chief Secretary's Department are listed, including the Government Botanist.

Please cite as “FVM-76-04-20b,” 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 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/76-04-20b