Melbourne,
25/5/76.
W.H. Odgers Esqr.
Undersecretary.
Sir,
I have the honor to inform you for information of the honorable the Chief Secretary, that I have to proceed tomorrow to Ballarat, as I have on Saturday to deliver a lecture before the Farmers Club there.1 I feel sure, that the hon. the Minister of Railways would grant me a free pass, if an application was by you made kindly to that effect. I have no vote for travelling expenses.
I have the honor to be,
Sir, your obedient
Ferd. von Mueller.
I expect to be back early next week, after having given also graziers about Ballarat information on grasses.
B76.06.02, and widely reprinted in whole or in part.
Please cite as “FVM-76-05-25,” 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